Symptoms of Eczema: What You Need to Know

Millions of people around the world are suffering from eczema and are often bothered by the symptoms of eczema. In the US alone, eczema is a very common illness that affects many children under 12 years of age.

Most of the times, children with grandparents, brothers, sisters, or parents with asthma, eczema or hay fever are the most common ones who suffer from it.

As a matter of fact, there is an 80% chance that a child with parents who both have eczema is more likely to acquire the illness from his mother and father. On the other hand, anyone can still suffer from eczema even though there is no one from his family that has it.

The symptoms of eczema appear commonly during childhood wherein 9 out of 10 of them have the skin condition before they reach five years of age. People with this debilitating skin illness typically have extra-sensitive or dry skin.

According to studies, there are about 75 percent of cases starts in infants who are under 1 year old and typically begin between 6-12 weeks of infancy. However, it is uncommon to have the condition for the first time as an adult.

The symptoms of eczema often results from hay fever or asthma in both adults and children. Some of them also have allergic reaction from food or pollen and other triggers.

The symptoms of eczema in the body

For many people, this skin condition appears on the cheeks, face, neck, hands, arms, ankles, knees, inner elbows, and other extremities while it typically appears on the elbows, knees, face and other parts of the body for children.

In most cases, the symptoms of eczema include itchiness which usually begins first before the rashes.

Other symptoms of eczema

Patches that are usually dry, thickened, and itchy skin that shows on the neck, hands, face, legs, and arms. For children, it is obvious on the inner creases of the elbows and knees.

Scratches that are leading to crusted sores.

• If you have the above symptoms of eczema, you have to consult your physician for the right diagnosis. Below are some conditions that suggest you may also have eczema:
• You develop unexplained skin rashes, and you have a family history of the disease.
• Your skin inflammation does not respond after a week of application of over-the-counter creams. In this case, your doctor may recommend other treatment creams with stronger concentration.
• Your skin becomes yellowish that develops blisters with pus over the patches of eczema. It may suggest that you developed a bacterial infection which must be cured using antibiotics.
• You are exposed to someone with a viral illness such as genital herpes or cold sores. If you have eczema, you have higher chances of acquiring such viral diseases.
• Your eczema developed to look like blisters with pus. In this case, you may be having Herpeticum eczema, a herpes disease.

If you are suffering from any of the above symptoms of eczema, then consult your doctor for the right cure for your skin condition. Never take your skin condition for granted because as time passes by, your disorder may become worse. Seek for immediate medical attention if you are one of those suffering from eczema.

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