[The problem of the terminology of "diffuse neurodermatitis--atopic dermatitis" in the work of the expert physician].

The problem in terminology, regarding diffuse neurodermatitis or atopic dermatitis, is discussed from a viewpoint of an expert physician evaluating the health status of certain patients populations. The author advocates A. A. Kalamkarian and V. A. Samsonov's view point, for it permits expert evaluation of the subjects' health status from a universal clinical and methodological standpoint.