A closer look at eczema
Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is a chronic and common condition. And there is no cure. Almost 18 million adults and children in the United States live with eczema.
Genetic factors are one cause of eczema. If you have a parent with asthma, hay fever, or eczema, you may be more likely to develop eczema.
Eczema often appears as a rough, red skin rash, and is often accompanied by oozing, crusted bumps. Eczema can happen almost anywhere on the skin. It may also look different on different people.
Symptoms include:
- Redness or other discoloration
- A patchy, red skin rash
- Thick, hard, “leathery” patches
- Open, crusted, or
“weepy-looking” sores
- Redness or other discoloration
- Thick, hard, “leathery” patches
- A patchy, red skin rash
- Open, crusted, or
“weepy-looking” sores
ECZEMA MAY LOOK DIFFERENT ON DIFFERENT PEOPLE
Not actual EUCRISA patients. Photos to illustrate mild-to-moderate eczema.
For children it can appear on the head, neck, inside of the elbows, hands, wrists,
back of the knees, ankles, and feet.
For adults and adolescents, it typically appears on the neck, chest, inside of the elbows,
hands, wrists, and back of the knees.
POSSIBLE EXTERNAL FACTORS
For some people, eczema may flare when they are exposed to different triggers, even if they are currently treating their eczema. Not everyone can identify a specific trigger.
Here are some common causes that may set-off eczema in some people:
IRRITANTS
Soaps, detergents, sweat, wool, rough fabrics
ALLERGENS
Some types of food, dust mites, animal dander, pollens, molds
ENVIRONMENT
Temperature extremes, high or low humidity, tobacco smoke
