Eczema is for types swelling. also dermatitis. It dangerous, types red, swollen skin. can include diseases, irritating substances, and makeup. not contagious.

What Are and Symptoms?

Signs and eczema widely early phases. 2 months (and before of years), children usually itchy, dry, and on cheeks, forehead, scalp.

While of may by eczema, children adults, eczema on face, neck, insides elbows, knees, ankles. infants, eczema on forehead, cheeks, forearms, legs, scalp, neck.

Contact affects adults. It’s caused with allergen, such nickel, or irritate skin, such detergents, soaps perfumes.

Eczema

Contact with trigger (allergen) the become inflamed. duration contact important. develop contact (in to weeks) over repeated (in months years).

Genetic the that skin breakdown such and mites. which increased antigens.

Triggers eczema skin irritants, as chemicals, stress, allergies, example, and allergens; and in temperature. thinners pesticides, alcohol-containing products, astringents, and chemicals trigger some individuals. paint pesticides avoided easily, it to alcohol, astringents, fragrances, which in and cleaners.

Diagnosis

Eczema generally the inflamed, in areas face, other areas. of eczema, a can (for example, SCORAD, a for dermatitis).

Given possible eczema flare-ups, doctor to number things a judgment:

An insight history

Dietary

Treatment

Moisturizers your and flexible. prevent cracks. A is best. moisturizers (perfume) lot ingredients. good, cheap plain (such Vaseline). Use are than creamy, creams more them.

Oral (by mouth) sometimes helpful.

In rare cases, doctor ultraviolet (putting special lights).

Discourage your scratching skin.

Dry makes worse. or bathing, water brief and soap usual. After bathing, is trap in by cream skin is damp.

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