• What is Excema?

  Filed under General
  Jan 26

  Boy oh boy, there is nothing like a skin condition to ruin your day, if you are the one who has it.  Take excema, for instance.

  With eczema the skin turns red, and then scales sores emerge.

  The most common symptom is itching.

   Eczema skin is dry, it itching can be horrible.

  It can appear as a rash. Inflamed skin makes the skin itchy, sore and red.

  Sometimes those with asthma or allergies get eczema.  It is genetic.

  Allergies can worsen eczema.

  Luckily eczema is not contagious.  Sometimes eczema will not itch.  It can develop initially behind the knees or inside the elbows.  It can also spread towards face and other parts of the body. 

  Moisture cream to stop the itching and dry skin is often prescribed.  If this fails to resolve the problem, corticosteroid steroid cream applied to the skin inflammation is often helpful.

  Antihistamines may also be given, as well as antibiotics prescribed.

  These do not provide permanent solutions but are used to make it, the condition, better for a period of time.

  Avoiding excema triggers is important.  These include variously perfume, soaps and detergents, dry climatic conditions, as well as dry air during Winter.  Water and bathing to moisturize the skin, serves to provide moisture into the skin cells and reduce the amount of dry skin.   

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