Published 17:26 IST, October 17th 2019
Atopic Dermatitis: Symptoms, causes and treatments for this disease
Atopic Dermatitis or eczema is usually caused in children below the age of five years. The symptoms include flaky, scaly skin, rashes and skin irritation. Read
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Sometime or or, a person must have suffered from itchy skin. But if you have red, long-lasting rashes apart from continual itching, re is a possibility that it is Atopic Dermatitis. Also kwn as eczema, this skin condition can be often found in kids. But it can be caused at any . Moreover, rashes tend to fe away and n come back again.
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Symptoms of Eczema
According to World Health Organisation, in most of people, Atopic Dermatitis usually develops in first few months of ir life. y have ir first signs before of five years. symptoms include red, scaly, crusted areas particularly on cheeks, and scalp, wrists, folds of knees and elbows, and front parts of arms and legs. Both children and ults experience reddened rashes, and itchy scaly skin on back of neck, apart from elbow and knee creases. visible symptoms may also include tiny bumps. If you scratch, germs spre and le to infection. It causes bumps to fill with pus. Make sure, if this happens you consult a doctor. Furrmore, scratching also makes your skin get darker, thick and scarred. Usually, irritation is even worse during night time, when you go to sleep.
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Or symptoms:
- re are chances, that rash might bubble up and erupt with clear fluid.
- Cracked, flaky skin that sometimes bleeds
- Darkening of skin surrounding your eyes
Causes
As per World Health Organisation, Atopic Dermatitis or eczema is a disease of unkwn aetiology. This means that experts are t sure about disease’s cause. This might run in families. refore, if anyone of your parents or siblings suffers from eczema, re is more chance of you or your child having it too. Children with Atopic Dermatitis have someone in ir family who have allergies or asthma. According to some doctors, se things makes m more likely to get eczema.
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Triggers
According to WHO, re are a few things that trigger symptoms of Atopic Dermatitis.
- Soaps containing strong perfumes or irritants
- Contact with woollen clos
- Detergents
- Domestic animals
- Mold
- Pollen and dust or sand particles
- Cigarette smoke
- Stress, anxiety and anger
- Dry air and less humid wear
- Food including dairy products, eggs, wheat, nuts and soy
Treatment
How to treat Atopic Dermatitis?
se are some of medications that your doctor might suggest.
- Steroid creams and ointments
- For even more severe cases, he might suggest steroid pills
- Antibiotics for infection
- Wet dressing to partially relieve
- Oral prednisolone with time limitations and care to avoid its side effects
- At night, antihistamines to facilitate sleep
Disclaimer: Sometimes symptoms and effects of Atopic Dermatitis or eczema might differ from person to person. It is best vised to consult a doctor to detect early signs.
08:54 IST, October 17th 2019