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Q: severity of exzema
asked by: Innocent Teen on November 21st, 2003
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How bad does ezyma get?
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thomasb
replied on December 1st, 2003
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I assume that you are referring to eczema.

Eczema or atopic dermatitis is a chronic (long-term) skin disorder. People with eczema have scaly and itching rashes. There is often a family history associated with eczema.

Things which can worsen this condition include exposure to environmental irritants, stress, temperature changes, and how dry your skin is.

In some cases it has been witnessed that controlling depression, stress, nervousness and anxiety can be beneficial.

Treatments vary depending on the stage of the lesions.

Please consult your doctor for more information about treatments. A good idea is to write down what you want to ask / say to your doctor beforehand on a pad and bring that with you to the consultation.

Best of luck.

Dr. Thomas blake
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Innocent Teen
replied on December 1st, 2003
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Eczema
Well I dont know if I spelled that right. But I think I contracted it from both my mom and dad. I told the doctor about it and she just told me to use eucerin and I was using it for a while and it just didnt seem to help. So I dont know what to do anymore.
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SoftlySpoken
replied on November 14th, 2005
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Eczema, Itchy
Thank you Dr. T. Blake, you are about the 1st doctor that has said what this itchy sickness possible could be. I've been to 3 emergency rooms, my own doctor and a skin and vein doctor and not one of them new what it was. They test me for all kinds of things and still has not come up with anything. Just leave me itchy. Tomorrow I go to another skin doctor, I will surely tell them what I think it may be, maybe they can figure something out and give me some idea of how long this is to last.
If you know could you please respond.

Thank you so much.

thomasb wrote:
i assume that you are referring to eczema.

Eczema or atopic dermatitis is a chronic (long-term) skin disorder. People with eczema have scaly and itching rashes. There is often a family history associated with eczema.

Things which can worsen this condition include exposure to environmental irritants, stress, temperature changes, and how dry your skin is.

In some cases it has been witnessed that controlling depression, stress, nervousness and anxiety can be beneficial.

Treatments vary depending on the stage of the lesions.


Please consult your doctor for more information about treatments. A good idea is to write down what you want to ask / say to your doctor beforehand on a pad and bring that with you to the consultation.

Best of luck.

Dr. Thomas blake
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