Dermatitis

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The skin of the eczema sufferer can exihibit crusting and flaking of the affected areas as well as blistering, cracking or even bleeding in more severe cases.

Xerotic Eczema 
Is dry skin that becomes so serious it turns into eczema. This type of eczema is also often called asteatotic, craquele, craquelatum, winter itch, pruritus or hiemalis. It worsens in dry winter weather, and limbs and trunk are most often affected.

The itchy, tender skin resembles a dry, cracked, river bed. This disorder is very common among the older population.

Seborrhoeic Dermatitis 
Causes dry or greasy scaling of the scalp and eyebrows and is often called cradle cap in infants or dandruff to the rest of us. In newborns Seborrhoeic Dermatitis causes a thick, yellow crusty scalp rash known as Cradle Cap and is related (so it seems) to lack of biotin. Cradle Cap is usually curable.

Less Common Types of Eczemas

Dyshidrosis Eczemas
Also called Dyshidrotic Eczemas, pompholyx, vesicular palmoplantar dermatitis or even housewife’s eczema. This type of Eczemas only occurs on palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and along the sides of the fingers and toes.

Tiny opaque bumps called vesicles are accompanied by itching which gets worse at night. This type of hand eczema is often worse in warmer weather.

Discoid Eczema
Also know as Nummular Eczema., Exudative Eczema or Microbial Eczema. It is characterized by round oozing spots or a dry rash that has clear defined boundaries. It often appears on the lower legs and is usually worse in the winter. The cause of Discoid Eczema is unknown at the time of writing and this condition tends to come and go without warning.

Venous Eczema
 Commonly called Gravitational Eczema, Stasis Dermatitis or Varicose Eczema. Venous Eczema occurs in people with impaired circulation. Conditions like varicose veins can bring about Venous Eczema and it is particularly common in the ankle area of people especially in the over 50’s age group. Symptoms include is redness, scaling, darkening of the skin and of course the ever present itching. The disorder can often predispose itself to leg ulcers.

Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Also called Duhring’s Disease causes intensely itchy and typically symmetrical rash on arms, thighs, knees, and back. It is directly related to celiac disease and can often be put into remission with appropriate diet.

Neurodermatitis
Commonly called Lichen Simplex Chronicus or Localized Scratch Dermatitis is an itchy area of thickened skin pigmented by eczema that results from habitual rubbing and scratching. Usually there is only one spot. Neurodermatitis is often curable through behavior modification and anti-inflammatory medication.

Autoeczematization
That is Reaction  Autosensitization is an eczematous reaction to an infection with parasites, fungus, bacteria or a virus. It is completely curable with the clearance of the original infection that caused it. The appearance varies depending on the cause. It always occurs some distance away from the original infection.

There are also eczemas overlaid by viral infections (Herpeticum and Vaccinatum), and eczemas resulting from underlying disease like Lymphoma.

One common symptom to all these types of Eczema and Dermatitis is the itching that cannot be understood by anyone who has not suffered from any of these conditions. I know I have scratched and rubbed at my eczema affected hands until they have bled.

Because the itch is often worse at night it is difficult not to resist the urge to scratch while sleeping which starts a cycle of worsening that can be difficult to halt.

Steroid Based Ointments
Recently I have tried to stay away from steroid based ointments and creams instead using a variety of other less potent solutions some based around tar and similar natural products including oat based bath products that I have found are quite effective.

I still find I need to resort to the Big Guns of a steroid on occasions but like many things I find the less I use a steroid based solution the better they work, less is more in this case.

In this awareness guide I have complied a series of reports and articles that I hope you find useful. I know what a problem eczema and dermatitis can be and wish you all the best in your finding information leading to a workable solution for you too.

TheTeam@awareness-guide.com

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