Eczema is also known as atopic dermatitis, or atopic eczema (the most common form of eczema).
Atopic eczema mainly affects children, but it can continue into
adulthood or start later in life. The word eczema comes from the Greek
word ekzein meaning "to boil out"; the Greek word ek means "out", while the Greek word zema means boiling.
Eczema is a chronic skin condition in which the skin becomes itchy, reddened, cracked and dry. Approximately 30% of all skin-related GP visits in Western Europe result in a diagnosis of atopic eczema. It affects both males and females equally, as well as people from different ethnic backgrounds. Most GPs (general practitioners, primary care physicians) in Western Europe, North America and Australia say the number of people diagnosed each year with eczema is has been rising in recent years.
Eczema is a chronic skin condition in which the skin becomes itchy, reddened, cracked and dry. Approximately 30% of all skin-related GP visits in Western Europe result in a diagnosis of atopic eczema. It affects both males and females equally, as well as people from different ethnic backgrounds. Most GPs (general practitioners, primary care physicians) in Western Europe, North America and Australia say the number of people diagnosed each year with eczema is has been rising in recent years.
Baby Eczema
(also called infant eczema or atopic
dermatitis) appears in about 10% to15% of children. It shows up as
patches of red skin. The skin is almost always itchy, dry, and rough.
While it may appear just about anywhere on a baby's
body, eczema most often occurs on a baby's cheeks and at the joints of
their arms and legs.
Infant eczema can be easily confused with cradle
cap, another red, scaly rash of infancy. Cradle cap generally clears up
by 8 months, and usually appears on the scalp, sides of the nose,
eyelids and eyebrows, and behind the ears.
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