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🔎🔎🔎ECZEMA - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW🔍🔍🔍

1️⃣ABOUT ECZEMA
Atopic dermatitis (commonly known as eczema) is an inherited, chronic inflammatory skin condition that usually appears in early childhood. Patches of skin become red, scaly and itchy. Sometimes, tiny blisters containing clear fluid can form and the affected areas of skin can weep. Weeping is a sign that the dermatitis has become infected, usually with the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (‘golden staph’). Eczema is not contagious.

Eczema can vary in severity and symptoms may flare up or subside from day to day. If your eczema becomes worse, disrupts sleep or becomes infected, see your doctor.

2️⃣CAUSES OF ECZEMA

Eczema is caused by a person’s inability to repair damage to the skin barrier. This is due to a mutation in the gene called filaggrin. Filaggrin is important for formation of the skin barrier. Normally, every cell in the skin has two copies of the filaggrin gene. However, people who are susceptible to eczema only have one copy of this gene.

Although you only need only one copy of the gene to form a normal skin barrier, two copies are important for skin barrier repair. If a person’s skin is exposed to irritants and their skin barrier is affected, a person with only one copy of the gene may find that their ability to repair the skin barrier is limited.

Once the skin barrier is disrupted, moisture leaves the skin and the skin will become dry and scaly. Environmental allergens (irritants from the person’s surrounds) can also enter the skin and activate the immune system, producing inflammation that makes the skin red and itchy.

You are more likely to get eczema if your family has a history of eczema or allergic conditions, including hay fever and asthma.In most cases, eczema is not caused or aggravated by diet. If you feel a food is to blame, see your doctor or a dietitian for proper allergy testing and dietary advice.

While eczema causes stress, and stress may increase the energy with which you scratch, stress does not in itself cause eczema.

3️⃣SYMPTOMS OF ECZEMA
The physical effects of eczema can include:

🔸skin dryness
🔸red and scaly areas on the front of the elbows and the back of the knees
🔸watery fluid weeping from affected skin
🔸itchiness
🔸lesions (sores) that may become infected by bacteria or viruses.

4️⃣TREATMENTS FOR ECZEMA
Treatment options for eczema include:

🔸moisturizers (emollients)
🔸anti-inflammatory ointments – either topical corticosteroids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory ointments such as pimecrolimus
🔸coal tar – to reduce the itch
🔸dietary changes – seek professional advice before changing your diet
🔸ultraviolet radiation therapy (phototherapy)
🔸oral medication (tablets)

📌Source: Better Health Channel

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