Types of Eczema
Eczema is not the name of the disease. It is a set on skin conditions in which people have redness and itching on skin. It consists of non-contagious conditions and disorders.
Although researchers do not the actual cause of eczema, specialists say that people get eczema due to environment and genes that switch on the immune system and cause inflammation.
The set includes many skin condition but some of them are:
Atopic Dermatitis:
Atopic Dermatitis or AD is an inflammatory and chronic type of eczema that causes redness, itching and dryness on skin. Although it causes are unknown, researchers say that people get AD when the immune system gets overactive in response to an allergy. People have sores and cracks behind ears in AD as well.
Dyshidrotic eczema:
Dyshidrotic eczema is a condition in which people have blisters on fingers, palms, and soles. The itchy blisters can be caused by allergies, stress, exposure to nickel, cobalt and chromium salts and moist feet and hands. There would be redness, cracks and flakes on the skin in Dyshidrotic Eczema. This type of eczema is two times more common in women than in men.
Discoid Eczema:
Unlike Dyshidrotic eczema and AD, sufferers have dark coin-shaped itchy spots on the skin. They have wet sores and scales on the affected part. Discoid eczema or nummular eczema is caused by inflammation, dryness or the bites of insects. If you are suffering from it, then it is better to go to the skin specialist in Dubai or the residing place because they are not cold sores that you can treat at home.
Seborrheic dermatitis:
It is another chronic type of eczema in which people have white and yellowish flakes on nose, scalp and upper back. In this skin condition, people have redness and blisters on parts where there are several oil-producing glands. Genes, imbalance in the levels of hormones and microorganism can cause the disorder. People can have flakes and redness on face as well. The disorder is more common in men than in women.
Stasis dermatitis:
There are three other names of stasis dermatitis: venous stasis, venous eczema and gravitational dermatitis. People suffer from this disorder when they have a problem in the venous system. Due to the problem in the blood flow in veins, pressure develops that results in leaking out of blood from veins to skin. In several cases, people have scales, itching and redness on feet and ankles. You can visit the best clinic in Dubai to treat the problem or it would worsen.
