| Eczema can often be a severely troublesome illness, | | | | disorder. The skin of people with eczema has a |
| but early initiation of treatment will, in many cases, | | | | defect that prevents the skin from staying moist. It |
| result in good control of the illness. The condition | | | | can be diagnosed by an allergist, pediatrician, |
| mostly will resolve itself spontaneously -- 80% of | | | | immunologist, dermatologist or your primary care |
| sufferers being free of the disease by the age of 18. | | | | provider. Since most people with eczema also suffer |
| It can be very painful and difficult to deal with (that | | | | from other allergies, your doctor may perform allergy |
| is, not to scratch it) and the available medications can | | | | tests to determine possible irritants or triggers. |
| greatly help this rather extreme discomfort. Although | | | | Eczema can be isolated to one area or be present in |
| for others, it can be hard to treat properly. | | | | many different areas on your body. Scratching or |
| Eczema usually results in red, blistering, oozing, scaly, | | | | rubbing the affected areas often irritates the |
| brownish, or thickened and often itches. A special | | | | condition, and can even make it itch more. |
| type is called atopic dermatitis or atopic eczema. It | | | | It can be as embarrassing as it is painful -- the |
| can be very painful and embarrassing. It can also be a | | | | leather-like scales that often develop are not great |
| difficult condition to handle in a classroom | | | | for a person's self-esteem and are difficult to cover |
| environment. Any children with eczema might have | | | | up. Therefore, if you know which foods your trigger |
| periods of severe itching and scratching which may | | | | eczema symptoms, you can change your diet so |
| break their concentration. | | | | that the symptoms will appear less and less. |
| Eczema can be thought of as a very sensitive skin | | | | |