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    vary from small to covering the entire body. Dermatitis is also called eczema but the same term is often used for the most common type of skin inflammation...
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    also known as atopic eczema, is a long-term type of inflammation of the skin. Atopic dermatitis is also often called simply eczema but the same term is...
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    Hand eczema presents on the palms and soles, and may sometimes be difficult or impossible to differentiate from atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis...
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    problems. Severity of symptoms can also be assessed using the dyshidrotic eczema area and severity index (DASI), although it was designed for clinical trials...
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    Eczema herpeticum is a rare but severe and contagious disseminated infection that generally occurs at sites of skin damage produced by, for example, atopic...
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    seborrhoeic dermatitis based on appearance are listed below. Atopic dermatitis (eczema) Contact dermatitis Psoriasis Tinea capitis and tinea corporis Candidiasis...
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    Nummular dermatitis (commonly known as nummular eczema or discoid eczema) is one of the many forms of dermatitis. It is characterized by round or oval-shaped...
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    term breast eczema refers to benign dermatitis seen in the skin of the breast. It can affect the nipples, areolae, and surrounding areas. Eczema of the nipples...
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    Eczema vaccinatum is a rare severe adverse reaction to smallpox vaccination. Serious local or disseminated, umbilicated, vesicular, crusting skin rashes...
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  • pooling from insufficient venous return; the alternative name of varicose eczema comes from a common cause of this being varicose veins. Insufficient venous...
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    Auricular eczema is an eczema of the ear that may involve the helix, postauricular fold, and external auditory canal, with the most frequently affected...
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    Australian study, about 15 percent of previously diagnosed children still had eczema 10 years later. It is common that people mistake cradle cap for atopic dermatitis...
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  • most commonly prescribed topical medications for the treatment of rash and eczema. Topical steroids have anti-inflammatory properties and are classified based...
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  • Xerotic eczema is a form of eczema that is characterized by changes that occur when skin becomes abnormally dry, red, itchy, and cracked. It tends to occur...
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    Scabies (/ˈskeɪbiːz, ˈskeɪbiiːz/; also sometimes known as the seven-year itch) is a contagious human skin infestation by the tiny (0.2–0.45 mm) mite Sarcoptes...
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    Facial eczema is a mycotoxic disease that affects the liver of several animals, mainly sheep and cattle, but can also infect other ungulates. It is caused...
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    itch", "crotch itch", "scrot rot", "gym itch", "ringworm of groin" and "eczema marginatum". Typically, over the upper inner thighs, there is a red raised...
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    Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X-linked recessive disease characterized by eczema, thrombocytopenia (low platelet count), immune deficiency, and bloody diarrhea...
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    calcineurin inhibitor class used in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (eczema). It is available as a topical cream. It was developed and formerly marketed...
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    skin conditions characterized by dry skin, such as atopic dermatitis and eczema. Vaseline should not be used as a sexual lubricant, as it may introduce...
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    Moisturizers show some beneficial effects in treating atopic dermatitis (eczema). Using moisturizers helps to improve skin comfort and may reduce disease...
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  • Id reactions (also known as disseminated eczema and generalized eczema) are types of acute dermatitis developing after days or weeks at skin locations...
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  • The Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) is a validated tool for the measurement of severity of atopic dermatitis. It ranges from 0 (no disease) to 72...
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  • dermatitis Other names chronic photosensitivity dermatitis; actinic reticuloid; persistent light reactivity; photosensitive eczema: 37  Specialty Dermatology...
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    Look up ulcer, ulcus, ulcerate, or ulceration in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An ulcer is a discontinuity or break in a bodily membrane that impedes...
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    treatment of severe chronic hand eczema in adults. The recommendation stated that only patients with severe chronic hand eczema who are unresponsive to potent...
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    2007-09-28, retrieved 2007-01-12 "Aqueous cream 'aggravates eczema'". BBC News. 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2018-07-29. "Aqueous Cream". National Eczema Society....
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    ester of betamethasone. Betamethasone valerate is often used to treat mild eczema with good efficacy and lower incidence of steroid induced adverse effects...
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    Psoralens are in fact used therapeutically for the treatment of psoriasis, eczema, and vitiligo.[citation needed] Photocontact dermatitis is another condition...
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    temporary control of eczema. Ciprofloxacin is an allergen that may cause contact dermatitis, symptoms of which are indistinguishable from eczema. Filaggrin mutations...
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