There is limited information on clinical manifestations of atopic eczema (AE) and non-AE in teenagers.
To describe the characteristics of adolescent eczema in the general population and to identify potential differences between AE and non-AE in teenagers.
Overall, 3108 teenagers were included from the population-based BAMSE cohort and 2529 of these teenagers provided blood samples for analysis of specific IgE. At age 16 years, the teenagers answered questionnaires regarding the symptoms of eczema, asthma and rhinitis for the previous year.
The prevalence of eczema in adolescence was 9·6% (n = 297). More girls than boys had eczema (12·5% vs. 6·5%; P