Eczema is a skin condition. Sufferers can display a range of symptoms. The most common symptom of eczema is itchy red skin that people feel a burning need to scratch. People often report that their skin feels raw and that it cracks open& feels sore. Some patients will suffer from blisters. Atopic dermatitis (skin inflammation) is the most frequent type, affecting 20 percent of children and one in 12 adults. Atopy—the term from which atopic derives—is the inclination for a person to develop an allergy. Dermatitis is the name doctors give to skin inflammation.

If you suffer from eczema, you are more likely to have other allergies or be asthmatic. When skin loses its ability to protect itself against wind and weather, atopic dermatitis is more likely to occur. The skin loses its protection against allergens and irritants. That is when the red, itchy symptoms of eczema can show up.

Sharjah International Holistic Health Center dermatologists are ready to speak to you and provide treatment for eczema if you experience itching and redness that doesn’t go away on its own or if it is interfering with your quality of life.