The symptoms usually include blisters with oozing and crusting, dry, leathery skin areas, intense itching, rash, raw areas of the skin from scratching.
What does eczema look and feel like?
Eczema is most often characterized by dry, red, extremely itchy patches on the skin.
Eczema can occur on just about any part of the body. In infants, eczema usually shows up on the forehead, cheeks, forearms, legs, scalp, and neck.
In children and adults, eczema typically occurs on the face, neck, and the insides of the elbows, knees, and ankles.
What causes the eczema itch?
Many substances have been identified as irritants in patients with eczema, and these are not the same for every person.
For some, it seems that rough or coarse materials coming into contact with the skin causes itchiness.
For others, feeling too hot and/or sweating will cause an outbreak. Other people find that certain soaps, detergents, disinfectants, danders may trigger itching.
Upper respiratory infections (caused by viruses) may also be triggers. Stress can also aggravate an existing flare-up.
Who gets eczema?
Eczema occurs in both children and adults, but usually appears during infancy.
Although there is no known cause,it often affects people with a family history of allergies.
Those who are genetically predisposed and then exposed to environmental triggers may develop eczema.
Many people who have eczema also suffer from hay fever and asthma, or have family members who do.
Eczema is most common in infants.
It tends to run in families.
Controlling stress, nervousness, anxiety, and depression can help in some cases.
Prevention
Studies have shown that children who are breast-fed are less likely to get eczema. This is also true when the nursing mother has avoided cow's milk in her diet.
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