PPT-Atopic Eczema in children

Dr C Macaulay Dr C Lemer Dr R Bhatt Background Chronic inflammatory itchy skin condition Episodic have flares Can affect any age Will resolve in some children but others may develop other atopic conditions ie the Atopic march. and eczematous disorders. Dr. Sami N. . Alsuwaidan. Associate Professor. Consultant Dermatologist & Laser surgeon. Department of Dermatology- KSU. Eczema. Definition:. Ezema vs. dermatitis. Classification:. Atopic eczema. James is 18m old. He has an itchy rash on his flexural creases of his elbows, knees and wrists. His skin is generally dry with red patches and itchiness on cheeks and neck. His mother had eczema since being a child. Her hands and wrists show lichenification. She also has mild asthma and his father has hayfever. and eczematous disorders. Dr. Sami N. . Alsuwaidan. Associate Professor. Consultant Dermatologist & Laser surgeon. Department of Dermatology- KSU. Eczema. Definition:. Ezema vs. dermatitis. Classification:. Papulosquamous. eruptions. Also k/a scaly rash . disease. Clinical lesions characterized by scaly papules and . plaques(may be due to proliferation of cells of epidermis or . dermis,infiltration. with inflammatory cells or deposits in dermis). , IA Seitz, N Wettemann, . G . de Carlo, A Zink, A Finkwagner . Johannes.Ring@tum.de. 13.09.2018. Atopic. . eczema. : . burden. of . disease. and individual . suffering. –. Jilo. P Thomas. Nursing Tutor. College of Nursing . Kishtwar. definition. Eczema is a form of dermatitis. . or inflammation of the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin). The word 'eczema' comes from Greek words, that mean 'to boil over'.. How many types of Eczema?. What are the stages of it ?. What is the etiology and pathophysiology ? . . How can diagnose and treat . i. t ?. What is the prognosis of it ?. Eczema. Eczema. is common inflammatory disease specific to the skin, characterized by intense pruritus with erythematous macules, vesicles, papules, plaques with or with out distinct borders .. Ahmad. Department of . Moalejat. Introduction. ‘. Eczein. ’ is the . Greek. word from which the word ‘Eczema’ is derived which means to boil out. 20. . In classical literatures of. . Unani. subacute. , or chronic relapsing . skin disorder. . ■ . Very common in infancy.. ■ Prevalence peak of 15–20% in early childhood. . . ■ Dry . skin . and pruritus. ; . lichenification. . and to . based on a clinical picture of characteristic rash and itch. Testing aims at identifying allergic triggers.• Acute form: itchy, red, small blisters or oozing• Skin can show acute, subacute a appropriately manage their patients. Cutis. 2006;78:241-247. )NCIDENCE�AND�0REcAbENCE Recent population-based studies from Washington state have estimated that 17.2% of the US populati 119 is a common and frequently familial inflammatory dermatosis, which usually appears during infancy or early childhood and is often associated with other atopic diseases such as asthma, allergic rh Abdullah ALAKEEL, MD. Assistant Professor. Consultant Dermatologist. Department of Dermatology- KSU. Eczema. Definition: inflammation of the skin. Eczema vs. dermatitis. Acute eczema: . erosion, oozing and vesicles . NUR/524/1011(1) . Date of preparation: February 2014 . Alison Barton. Dermatology Specialist Nurse. Types of eczema - dermatitis. Atopic eczema. Discoid . eczema. Seborrhoeic dermatitis. Hand dermatitis.