ECZEMA ITS CAUSE , SYMPTOM AND TREATMENT?

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1. bhanwar b says:

   January 14, 2012 at 5:01 pm

   Symptoms of Eczema or Dermatitis
   1.Itching, swelling and redness on the scalp, face, wrists, hands, in front of the elbows and behind the knees.
   2.Blisters ooze and crust.
   3.Peeling and chafing.
   4.In cases due to scratching, thick patches of skin scale causing dermatitis.
   Causes of Eczema or Dermatitis
   1.There may be no apparent reason. Eczema maybe caused by irritants, allergies, infections and sweating.
   2.Detergents and soaps.
   3.Woolen and silk clothing.
   4.Food like eggs, milk, seafood and wheat, medications.
   5.Plants (oak, poison ivy, rumac), antiperspirants, stressful situations and substances made from nickel.
   6.Dyes, cosmetics, leather are other common allergens.
   Home based cures for Eczema or Dermatitis
   ■Wear loose cotton cloth’s, which allows perspiration to evaporate early.
   ■Bathe in lukewarm water and limit yourself to 2 showers per week.
   ■Resist scratching urge as it can worsen dermatitis.
   ■In mild irritation or allergy, cortisone creams and ointments can be used (only on dry rashes). Lotion or liquids can be used for lesion oozing out.
   ■Cold water or milk compresses when applied for an interval of 3 minutes throughout the day can provide temporary relief.
   ■For statis dermatitis circulation of blood in the legs can be improved by wearing special support stockings.
   Preventing Eczema or Dermatitis
   1.Chlorine is an abrasive chemical so avoid swimming in chlorinated pools.
   2.Keep away from substances that you are allergic or hypersensitive.
   3.Avoid contact with detergents, use dishwasher and clothes washer, and for bathing use mild soaps.
   4.Apply unscented moisturizer to damp-skin immediately after bathing to seal moisture. Apply moisturizer regularly to your hands in cold weather, to keep them soft. Use cool-mist humidifier to moisten indoor air.
   5.Use meditation or yoga to maintain emotional stability and to ward off dermatitis triggered by stress.
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2. Rusty says:

   January 14, 2012 at 5:01 pm

   The main cause of eczema is overreaction of the immune system. Identifying certain foods, chemicals, etc can be very helpful in battling this disease. I try to avoid soy and milk products which trigger my flare-ups.
   After using number of prescription drugs I’ve turned to the natural treatments.
   Now I use herbal remedies from serenaskin.com, which aim at the root of the disease – the immune system, and are steroid-free.
   After about 2 weeks of using ointment and spray my skin has been cleared up and now I just continue with anti-eczema extract, which controls the immune system. My skin has been clear for months now.
   It is the only treatment I have found that provides me complete relief when I use it as directed.
3. Pankaj Debbarma says:

   January 14, 2012 at 5:01 pm

   Eczema is a chronic skin ailment giving these symptoms: dry and rough skin, redness, itching, small papules and small blisters filled with fluid. The blisters develop into small or larger superficial sores that cause weeping, oozing and crusting. The skin can become hard and thickened. The outer area of the skin can scale off in some areas and excessive pigmentation can develop.

   The symptoms often occur in small or large distinctly confined areas and often in a symmetrical pattern on both sides of the body. Eczema tends to periodically flare up and settle down.

   Eczema is most common in children. However, also adults may get eczema and often of a more severe type than childhood eczema. The condition can become chronic and persist for months and years. An important mechanism of this disease is inflammation. The release of tissue signal substances like histamine causes many of the symptoms of the inflammation.

   There are two main categories of eczema. Atopic eczema has internal causes that are poorly understood, but inheritance plays a causing role. Irritant or allergic eczema is caused by a reaction against factors of several kinds that come in contact with the skin, come into the body by the food or are inhaled with the air. The two types are not always clearly distinguished, because an atopic eczema can be aggravated by irritants.

   Factors causing allergic or irritant eczema are many, some examples are: soaps, cosmetics, sun-rays, dry air, cold weather, nuts, milk, diary products, food additives and scratching by clothes. Some conditions can give eczema as a complication, for example infections, varicose veins and greasy, seborrheic skin.

   If the eczema occur during or right after exposure to some chemical or physical factor, irritant or allergic eczema will often be the right diagnosis. Doctors can also often test solutions of the most common allergens on the skin, and thereby detect a causing agent of the eczema.

   A habit of rubbing and scratching can cause eczema at the area often being rubbed. Since the uncomfortable feelings in the skin caused by eczema can make a person rub the affected parts, an already existing eczema can be worsened by rubbing or scratching. Skin affected by eczema can easily be infected by micro-organisms that worsen the condition.

   The following measures may be useful by any kind of eczema:

   - You can find creams and lotions to help against eczema by exerting many simultaneous actions: softening the skin, protecting the skin from external impacts, reducing inflammation, moisturizing the skin, reducing itching, killing bacteria or fungi, removing scales and induce healing of sores and damages.

   - Some of these topical remedies are wholly composed of natural ingredients; others can contain natural and synthetic ingredients in combination. Ingredients that give each of the listed effects are blended together. Oily substances that give several of the effects simultaneously are often important ingredients.

   - Some of these topical drugs use steroid hormones to alleviate inflammation. There are however some scepticism against use of drugs containing steroids, especially long time use, because steroids can give skin atrophy.

   - Anti-histaminic oral drugs are sometimes prescribed to treat eczema. The main use of these drugs is to reduce inflammation.

   - There are also oral pills made of natural ingredients available in the market to treat eczema. Such pills also work by reducing inflammation, stimulating healing and supplying materials for skin healing.

   - Examples of ingredients that can be found in natural oral and topical remedies for eczema are: selenium, zinc, Omega-3-oils, artichoke extract, milk thistle extract, olive leaf extract, gamma-linoleic acid, grape seed extract, collagen type II, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulphate.

   - Of these ingredients selenium, omega-3-oils, gamma-linoleic acid, milk thistle extract, olive lief extract and artichoke extract alleviate inflammation but also stimulate healing. Zink, grape seed extract, collagen type II, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulphate hinder tissue destruction and stimulate healing. The oily substances also make the skin softer, more elastic and help taka away scales.

   - Avoiding stress and getting more profound relaxation regularly can help to hinder eczema flaring up. Meditation is a good method to get deeper relaxation.

   By eczema caused by allergy or irritation from substances, avoiding the exposure can often cure the condition. Sometimes it may be difficult to avoid exposure to the causing agent, because the substance is a part of the environment or because the causing substance is not known.

   It can also be difficult to know if the eczema is really caused entirely or partly by some allergen or irritant. If the eczema gives much trouble it can therefore be useful to test out if some external factor is a causative agent, by trying to remove exposure to several factors, one aft
4. Muthu S says:

   January 14, 2012 at 5:01 pm

   Eczema is non contagious skin inflammation with itchy rash and blisters
   Atopic eczema is due to hereditary allergy
   Endogenous eczema is caused internally
   seborrhoeic is forming of scalesover skin
   varicose eczema is developed in legs due to bad circulation