Dermatitis is a term that means inflammation of the skin. Eczema is a term used to describe a group of chronic skin conditions that cause itchy, dry, and inflamed skin. People often use the terms ...

Atopic dermatitis (eczema) is a chronic skin condition involving patches of dry, inflamed, and itchy skin. It can affect both children and adults. Various treatments can help manage symptoms.

Many clinicians use the terms "chronic vesicular hand dermatitis," "dyshidrotic eczema," and "pompholyx" interchangeably. We use the terms used by Warshaw and colleagues. [18] They described ...

Venous stasis dermatitis, or varicose eczema, involves swollen and itchy discolored skin on the lower legs. It usually occurs when venous insufficiency leads to varicose veins. It can lead to ...

On examination the left 2nd, 3rd and 4th fingers and the right 5th finger were red, vesicular and eczematous. The feet were normal. A diagnosis of "contact dermatitis probably from naphtha" was made.

If the patient has reported a history of steroid use, the first treatment step should be to discontinue the medication's use immediately. However, the patient should be aware that this may result ...

The targeting of transport vesicles to the correct membrane destination involves a much larger set of proteins than anticipated and several layers of protein–protein interactions. The process of ...

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Up until a couple of years ago, I had no idea you could get dermatitis under your arms. So when I began experiencing dry, itchy and red patches of skin in that area, I was pretty surprised. But this ...

Here are the 12 most common types of underarm rashes. Allergic reactions commonly cause an armpit rash. Allergic contact dermatitis occurs when an allergy-triggering substance (allergen) comes into ...

Genital eczema describes a skin condition that causes itchy inflammation and red, sore skin on various parts of the genitals, including the scrotum, penis, perianal area, and vulva. There are ways to ...