Background:Often known as atopic eczema, atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic or persistently relapsing eczematous skin condition that is characterized by itchy, dry, irritable, and readily irritated skin that is also accompanied by cutaneous functional impairment. The present study was conducted to evaluate clinical features and risk factors of atopic dermatitis. Materials & Methods:48 children of ages of 1 to 15 years who were diagnosed with Atopic dermatitis of both genders were enrolled and the severity of the disease was assessed by the SCORAD index. Results: Age group 1-2 years had 10 males and 8 females, 2-5 years had 7 males and 5 females, 5-10 years had 5 males and 4 females and 10-15 years had 6 males and 3 females. Severity was mild in 25, moderate in 13 and severe in 10 patients. Clinical features were pruritus / itching in 48, dryness of the skin in 25, chronic relapsing eczema in 42, ichthyosis in 13 and recurrent conjunctivitis in 6 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). There were 21 EBF and 27 mixed fed children. The mean SCORAD index score was 10.2 and 11.7 in mild, 32.5 and 39.2 in moderate and 71.8 and 86.4 in severe cases respectively. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Bottle feeding during the first six months of life and infantile AD as the risk factorsfor moderate and severe AD.