Eczema Treatment

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  Eczema affects about 3% of adults and children, and about 10-20% of infants in the United States.  According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, atopic eczema (the most common type of eczema) now affects between 9 – 30% of the U.S. population and is more common in young children and infants. [...]

Skin Rash – Common condition or something more serious?

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The term rash has no precise meaning – it is simply the common term for inflamed, itchy, red skin.  Technically, a rash is a change of the texture, color, and appearance of the skin.   A rash can cause the skin to become itchy or painful, feel warm, dry, cracked, or appear blistered.  A rash may [...]

Atopic Eczema

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Eczema is a chronic skin disorder that involves scaly and itchy rashes – Atopic eczema is the most common type of eczema.    It is also the most common inflammatory skin disease of childhood, although many will outgrow it by early adulthood. Atopic eczema is due to a hypersensitive reaction in the skin (similar to an [...]

Baby Eczema

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Recognizing the Signs – Managing the Symptoms It is estimated that about 20% of infants and young children have eczema – 65% of infants develop symptoms in the first year of life, and 90% of children develop symptoms before the age of five.   Baby eczema often starts between 2-6 months of age and it [...]

What is Eczema?

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  Eczema is a chronic skin condition in which the skin becomes itchy, reddened, cracked and dry.  Eczema, is often referred to as atopic dermatitis (the most common form of Eczema). Eczema typically shows itself as patches of chronically itchy, irritated skin, on the hands, neck, chest, face, scalp, and legs, although it can occur on [...]

 
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