Eczema that appears on your hands (often also called hand dermatitis) usually starts with some redness and mild itching, and develops into that red itchy rash that can sometimes be unbearable. Because you use your hands every day it can be difficult to do even the simplest tasks.
Usually you’ll notice hand eczema more often in [...]
While less common that other forms of eczema, eyelid eczema can affect both men and women can be extremely painful due to the delicate and sensitive skin around the eye area. In this post I will go over some of the ways you can not only understand why you may have it, but also different [...]
Eczema herpeticum is an infection that is caused by atopic eczema and while rare is extremely serious as it can be life threatening.
Fortunately because it is so rare, most people with eczema will never have to worry about contracting it, but it is something to be aware of nonetheless.
It develops after the herpes simplex virus [...]
We all know that having eczema is no picnic. The red itchy rash, the inflamed skin, and let’s not go into when it starts to weep or bleed, so if you have eczema you already know how awful it is. So imagine how worse that would be if you had eczema on your face visible [...]
Nummular eczema (nummular dermatitis) is a type of eczema typically categorized by coin-shaped patches on the skin. Often the center is clear or pale (and often scaly) with a red or irritated edge and like regular eczema it is usually quite itchy. The cause is still unknown as to why some people get it and [...]
If you have dyshidrotic eczema (also called dyshidrosis, pompholyx and vesiculobullous hand eczema) then you have a type of eczema that is either on the hands or the feet that shows up as small little blisters.
It was once thought that dyshidrotic eczema was caused by excessive sweating (dyshidrotic means bad sweating) but that is now [...]
Eczema – that horrible red itchy rash that shows up somewhere on your body. But did you know that there are actually five different types of eczema that all affect the skin differently? This article will show you what are the different types of eczema and how you can tell which one that you have. [...]
