This comprehensive text explores the clinical, historical, histopathological and etiological aspects of atopic dermatitis and other eczema variants. It embraces disorders such as exfoliative erythroderma, HIV-related dermatoses, ichthyosis vulgaris, hand dermatitis and immunodeficiency disorders that occur in conjunction with or enter into the differential diagnosis of atopic dermatitis. Complications of atopic dermatitis such as secondary infection and ophthalmic disease as well as legal aspects are presented in detail. Most importantly, an abundance of high quality colored clinical images are provided to convey the subtleties of dermatologic diagnosis in relation to the above conditions.