By: Jazmine Wells

Eczema

What is eczema?

Eczema is a term for different kinds of skin swelling. This skin disease is also called

Dermatitis. This is not contagious but the victim of it will have red ,swollen ,itchy

skin.

Types of Eczema

The different types of eczema are: • Atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis)

• Contact dermatitis• Varicose eczema• Discoid eczema• Hand eczema

• Nummular eczema • Asteatotic eczema• Stasis dermatitis

• Lichen simplex chronicus• Seborrheic dermatitis

Most Common

The most common form of eczema of the list is atopic dermatitis. Atopic dermatitis is an allergic condition that makes your skin

dry and itchy. This is found mainly in babies and children

Atopic Dermatitis

Triggers for eczema

Atopic dermatitis can be triggered in children by:

• Rubbing or scratching the skin • Excessive moisture, such as from saliva or milk• Excessive dryness• Overheating• Cold air • Common house dust • Wool or other scratchy fabric• Cow’s milk

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Dog or cat dander Cigarette smoke

Clothes washed in an irritating detergent Soap

Symptoms

Symptoms of eczema are blisters (with oozing, crusty pus), dry/leathery skin

areas, ear discharge or bleeding, intense itching, rash, raw areas of skin from

scratching, skin coloring changes, and skin redness or inflammation around

affected areas.

Treatment

1. Avoid anything that makes your symptoms worse

2. When washing or bathing, keep water contact as brief as possible and use less soap than usual.(when done washing it is best to keep the moisture contained by using crèmes, lotions, etc.)

3. Treat weeping lesions with soothing moisturizers

4. Use mild anti-itch lotions to soothe less severe areas

5. For thickened areas of eczema use ointments or crèmes

6. Use any medicine prescribed by your doctor

Can it be fully cured?

Eczema cannot be cured, but with the correct procedures

it can be reduced or avoided.

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