Eczema mostly affects children. They develop scaly, itchy patches on their bodies, and when the disease is underestimated and left untreated, fluid-filled blisters and lumps appear on the patches. In addition, there may be dangerous skin infections that intensify the pain. What is worth knowing about eczema, which is little known about and affects every sixth school-aged child?
Pimples formed on the skin most often appear on the wrists, around the elbows, skin under the knees, but they can also spread to other parts of the body, e.g. on the face or chest. Eczema is most often caused by skin contact with sensitizing substances such as washing powder, cosmetics, solvents, plastics in clothes, nickel (jewelry metal). The most common type of eczema is atopic dermatitis. Children suffer the most from it. Their skin becomes dry and itchy. In case of asp (this is a commonly used abbreviation) dermatitis are interchangeable. When the condition of the skin improves or the symptoms disappear completely, the disease suddenly relapses, which is why the fight against it is long and hard. Children who suffer from asp may also struggle with this disease in adult life (it may not even go away at all), and their skin is still dry and susceptible to irritation. Studies show that if parents have or have had eczema, their children have a 40% chance of developing it.
Eczema and its types.
There are several types of eczema, although doctors agree on one – they are all allergic. Eczema is also a disease of people of all ages. There are several types of it (apart from the already mentioned azp):• Allergic contact dermatitis – it is formed when the skin reacts with a substance considered foreign by the body, e.g. with chemicals. Redness and itching of the skin may then occur;• Contact eczema – local skin reaction to irritants such as acid, cleaning agents or chemicals; • Sweating eczema — is a type of eczema that is characterized by the presence of deep and transparent blisters inside the hands and under the feet; • Neurodermatosis – peeling of the skin on the head, hands, wrists and elbows after, for example, an insect bite;• Monetary eczema — manifests itself in irritated places of a round shape. It occurs most often on the back, arms, shins and buttocks;• Seborrheic dermatitis – during this disease there are greasy, yellow, scaly areas on the skin on top of the head and face;• Hematogenous eczema — skin irritations appear on the lower legs are associated with problems of the circulatory system.
Diagnosis.
The fight against eczema is primarily about recognizing it, and then eliminating substances that cause an allergic reaction from the environment or food. The diagnosis of this disease is made by a doctor (in the case of children – a pediatrician) based on the observation of the patient’s symptoms. You may need further visits to rule out other conditions that may be causing your skin irritation. However, it is best to undergo tests involving puncturing the skin with a needle with a low content of the suspected allergen. In this way, the factors that trigger eczema can be found. Depending on the results, patients with this condition should be managed by a dermatologist or allergist.