Eczema is one of the most common skin disorders that is often overlooked as simply ‘itchy skin’. The impact of this, is that eczema sufferer often found out that they had eczema after the symptoms are becoming severe.

Eczema prevention and treatment can be started from having a good fundamental understanding on eczema.

A knol by Dr. Bryan Cho titled Eczema: Atopic Dermatitis contains everything you need to know about eczema.

First thing first - What are the symptoms of eczema?

Skin affected by eczema is dry and itchy and can become red, thickened, and scaly as the condition worsens. The skin rash can be limited to a just a few areas or be more widespread.

In infants, eczema often occurs on the face and scalp, while in children and young adults, eczema often occurs on the bends of the wrists, elbows, neck, knees and ankles (flexural regions).

Dr. Cho explained that itching is often the most bothersome symptom. He further explained that some patients might scratch the skin until it bleeds or crusts - when this occurs the skin can become infected.

The ‘flares’ - explaining the skin rashes - frequently come and go.

There are some triggers of eczema - environmental, infectious and emotional triggers. Those triggers can be treated by various methods - topical therapy, light therapy and oral medications.

You can receive more information on eczema treatment and prevention by visiting Dr. Cho’s knol.

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