Eczema: Googlchondriac Scratches beneath the Surface for Answers

Theres nothing worse than skin that wont stop itching. Go ahead and Google eczema and youll find symptoms which include red, dry, itchy, cracked skin.

Just because you have those symptoms doesnt mean you have eczema.

Dr. Jane Sadler of Baylor Family Medical Center in north Garland said skin conditions can be deceiving.

Eczema can easily be confused with other problems such as poison ivy; Dr. Sadler said. It can be confused with psoriasis and other skin disorders.

When it comes to eczema there are lots of questions including what causes it?

Dr. Sadler said eczema often runs in families and is common in children.

What triggers eczema: heat and sweat, cold, dry climates. Sounds just like north Texas.

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People who have eczema do tend to have allergies due to certain environmental changes in the weather and poling and dust and theyre also at more risk for asthma.

Basically, eczema is the inability of the skin to maintain moistureso it becomes red, cracked and dry.

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Eczema: Googlchondriac Scratches beneath the Surface for Answers