Eczema Blog

Types of eczema:

Eczema is a term used to describe several different conditions of skin irritation.

Eczema is a group of persistent skin conditions which can affect people of all ages.

There are many different types of eczema.

• Atopic eczema
• Contact eczema
• Seborrhea eczema
• Neurodermatitis
• Nummular eczema
• Stasis dermatitis
• Dyshidrotic eczema

Each type has its own Causes, Symptoms and Remedies. They are explained as follows:

Atopic eczema:

1. Atopic eczema is the commonest form of eczema and is closely linked with asthma and hay fever.

• This form of eczema often runs in families and is believed to be caused by a malfunction of the Immune System.
• Atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin disease characterized by itchy, inflamed skin.
• The condition tends to come and go, depending upon exposures to triggers or causative factors.
• It may cause Atopic dermatitis include environmental factors like
• molds, pollen, or pollutants; contact irritants like soaps, detergents, nickel.
• When the disease starts in infancy, it is sometimes termed infantile eczema.
• Atopic dermatitis tends to run in families, and people who develop the condition often have a family history of other allergic conditions such as asthma or hay fever.

Contact eczema:

1. Contact eczema is another common eczema form.
2. In this, itching is temporary and is localized to areas of the body that have been exposed to an allergen or irritant, such as poison ivy.
3. It is a localized reaction that includes redness, itching, and burning in areas where the skin has come into contact with an allergen or with a general irritant such as an acid, a cleaning agent, or other chemical.
4. These occur due to main reasons like reactions to laundry detergents,
5. soaps, nickel (present in jewelry), cosmetics, fabrics, clothing, and perfume.
6. Here there are two major parts to be explained about Contact eczema. It can be difficult to determine the trigger for contact dermatitis.
7. They are of 2 forms :Allergic contact eczema and Irritant contact eczema

Allergic contact eczema :

• If the trigger is an allergen then it is said to be Allergic contact eczema.
• There are two main examples based of Skin reactions in contact eczema
  • Poison ivy and
  • Poison sumac

Irritant contact eczema :

• If the trigger is an irritant then it is said to be Irritant contact eczema.

People who have a history of allergies have an increased risk for developing contact eczema.

Seborrhea eczema:

• The cause of Seborrhea eczema is unknown, but this type of eczema is identified by yellow, oily patches of skin and includes dandruff and cradle cap.
• This is a form of skin inflammation of unknown cause.
• The signs and symptoms of seborrhea eczema include yellowish, oily, scaly patches of skin on the scalp, face, and occasionally other parts of the body.
• Examples :Dandruff and Cradle cap

• In General, Seborrhea dermatitis is not necessarily associated with itching.
• This type is also tends to run in families in Histories.
• Emotional stress, oily skin, infrequent shampooing, and weather conditions may all increase a person’s risk of developing seborrhea eczema.

Neurodermatitis:

• Neurodermatits also known as Lichen simplex chronicus.
• In these the itching can become very intense and can make day to day activities hard to manage.
• It is a chronic skin inflammation caused by a scratch-itch cycle that begins with a localized itch has become intensely irritated when scratched.
• It may be caused by insect bite .
• Mostly Women’s are more commonly affected by neurodermatitis than men.
• The age between 20-50 are mostly affected.
• This type results in scaly patches of skin on the head, lower legs, wrists, or forearms.
• Past many days the skin can becomes more thickened and leathery.
• Neurodermatits often causes Stress can exacerbate the symptoms of neurodermatitis.

Stasis dermatitis:

• Stasis dermatitis is also called as varicose eczema.
• Stasis dermatitis is a condition of the legs caused by poor circulation.
• This type of eczema causes skin discoloration in addition to itching.
• Then it is generally related to the circulatory problem known as venous insufficiency.
• It is just  functions of the valves within the veins has been compromised.
• Stasis dermatitis occurs almost exclusively in middle-aged and some elder people.
• approximately 6%-7% of the population
• It will affect between 50 years of age peoples are affects due to this diseases.
• the risk of developing this disease increases with later age.
• Symptoms which includes itching or reddish as well brown discoloration of the skin on any one of the legs.

Dyshidrotic eczema:

1. Dyshidrotic eczema is also referred as vesicular palmoplantar dermatitis, dyshidrosis, or pompholyx.
2. Deep blisters that burn and itch on the palms and the soles of the feet are caused by dyshidrotic eczema.
3. Dyshidrotic eczema is an skin irritation on the palms of hands and soles of the feet identified by clear, deep blisters that itch and even burn.
4. Mostly this form of eczema occurs in up to 20% of people with hand eczema and is more common during the spring and summer months and in warmer climates.
5. Dyshidrotic eczema  affects equally for both male and females.
6. Dyshidrotic eczema condition can occur in people of any age.

Nummular eczema:

1. Nummular eczema is referred as nummular dermatitis or discoid eczema
2. Nummular eczema is affecting mainly in athlete’s foot.
3. Nummular eczema is a ski rash that occurs mostly in adulthood.
4. Those types of skin forms coin sized dry patches of flaky skin.
5. The rash most commonly appears of your legs, arms, and back, and can take on the appearance of a blister.
6. Nummular eczema is an uncommon form of the condition in which red, scaly, itchy patches of skin appear on the arms, legs, back, and buttocks.
7. This condition is most often seen in elderly men also it affects mostly women’s.
8. Neurodermatitis is a form of eczema that starts with a small patch of irritation causing itching.
9. We have to treat this when it develops because it can turn into a staph infection. When the rashes are gone, we must notice a discoloration of your skin where the rash flared up.