Call your doctor if you have an area of skin that is red and very itchy, or skin that is cracked, blistered or painfully dry. Ask your doctor for an urgent evaluation if you have signs of infection - an area of skin that is painful, swollen, has yellow drainage or has streaking or spreading redness.
The prognosis varies from person to person, depending on the type of eczema and its response to treatment. For example, most contact dermatitis heals within two...
Read moreEach month on Health Central’s skin care site, we select one member question to ask of our consulting dermatologist, Dr. Lawrence Green,... Read more »
I've had this picture in my head for many years now that there might be a link between asthma and eczema, and more recently, that eczema... Read more »
If you have always thought that eczema was only a skin condition of childhood, think again. Adults can have eczema too. There are some... Read more »
Eczema is a term used to describe a variety of skin conditions where the common symptom is itchy, irritated and inflamed skin. Atopic... Read more »
When I put on blush recently, I noticed a half inch patch of under-the-eye-eczema --a sure sign that the cold weather has begun. So when I... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Dyshidrosis; PompholyxTreatmentScratching the hands when they itch only makes the condition worse. Yet scratching can be hard to stop.Anti-itch... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Infantile eczema; Atopic dermatitis; Dermatitis - atopic; Eczema - atopic Treatment SKIN CARE AT HOME Taking care of your skin at home... Read more »
A vitamin A-based drug called Toctino appears to heal chronic eczema of the hand, a new study suggests. In a study of more than 1,000 Britons,... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fish is often a forbidden food when it comes to infants because of its allergenic properties; but now, experts say a diet that... Read more »