What is Eczema?
Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is a chronic, recurring inflammatory skin disease that is most common in people with a family history of an atopic disorder: asthma, hay fever, or atopic dermatitis. Eczema is characterized by patchy, dry, itchy and scaly areas of skin. In severe cases of eczema, the skin can weep, bleed, and crust over.
The terms eczema or dermatitis are used to describe certain kinds of inflamed skin conditions, including atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis and nummular dermatitis. Eczema can be red, blistering, oozing, scaly, and brownish, with or without thickening of the skin, and it usually itches.
Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is a chronic, recurring inflammatory skin disease that is most common in people with a family history of an atopic disorder: asthma, hay fever, or atopic dermatitis. Eczema is characterized by patchy, dry, itchy and scaly areas of skin. In severe cases, the skin can weep, bleed, and crust over.
Eczema is a skin condition which can result in dry, inflamed and sometimes weeping or infected skin. There is no cure – only different ways of managing the condition. The main type is atopic eczema, which is usually inherited, and often allied to asthma and hay fever. Important facts Eczema is a highly individual condition which may differ from child to child and also within the same child from time to time. It can appear anywhere on the body though it is commonly seen on the backs of the knees, elbows, wrists, ankle and neck. Some children who are severely effected may have eczema which covers the whole body and face. Eczema is a dry skin condition which needs regular moisturising. Dry skin will itch and this leads to scratching which will damage the skin and cause bleeding. Dry skin can also crack and fissure making movement difficult. Sometimes it hurts even to smile because the skin cracks open; and fingers may be too sore to hold a pencil.
Eczema, or dermatitis, is a group of chronic skin disorders evidenced by itchy, inflamed skin. It can affect all age groups, all ethnicities and both sexes. Typically it affects the insides of the elbows, backs of the knees, and the face, but it can cover most of the body. Although it can sometimes look unpleasant, Eczema is not contagious. Although there is no permanent cure, the skin condition can be controlled with consistent use of ARMSTRONG SKIN-AID for ECZEMA.
