Eczema is a skin disease which makes your skin itch and become sore, rough, and broken. a condition in which your skin becomes dry, red, and swollen (ekzema, from ekzein )
An acute or chronic cutaneous inflammatory condition that is characterized by spots and blisters which may be dry or with watery discharge and more or less itchy or burning The cause of eczema is often unknown; however, it may result from an allergy
A boil-like dermatitis, often oozing, crusting, and thickening the skin See LGS and CRS for causes and Wellness for permanent cure Eczema does not affect the palms of the hands Education "Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself DO the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not " -- Walter Bagehot
An acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly. It is noncontagious
An inflammation of the skin, usually causing itching and sometimes accompanied by crusting, scaling or blisters A type of eczema often made worse by allergen exposure is termed "atopic dermatitis"
Irritation of the skin that often plagues asthmatics although the link between the two is not known Presents as an itchy rash; has been called the 'itch that rashes' since the itch usually occurs first and effective treatment may prevent or mitigate the rash Look for small crusty scales or blisters on the head, face and neck, or the insides of elbows, wrists and knees
covers a broad range of skin disorders chronic and acute Acute cases show redness, oozing, and formation of blisters Severe itching and excessive dryness or flakiness characterizes the condition The condition is usually genetic, and recent evidence indicates nutritional deficiency and skin yeast could be a cause
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum
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Silbentrennung
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Etymologie
[ ig-'zE-m&, 'eg-z&-m&am ] (noun.) circa 1753. From Ancient Greek ἔκζεμα (ekzema), from ἐκ (ek, “out of, forth from”) + ζέμα (zema, “that which is boiled, decoction”), from ζέω (zeo, “to boil, to seethe”).