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Tissue Disease - Eczema

The medical term for eczema is atopic dermatitis. Eczema is a condition that makes your skin red and itchy. Usually, it can be seen in children but can happen to people of all ages. Eczema is chronic and people who have it experience periods where their eczema acts up. Eczema is chronic, meaning that it does not go away. Some symptoms of eczema are dry skin, itching (severe itching, depending on weather/climate change), hives over the areas affected, dry patches, raw and sensitive skin as well. From personal experience, I learned that it is best to avoid taking too hot of a shower when my eczema flares up because the hot water dries up my skin and causes me to become even itchier. My doctor prescribed be triamcinolone, which is a petroleum jelly that comes in a metal tube. It helps curb my itchiness and help hydrate my skin but the one flaw in this is that it contains steroids, which is the drug that helps curb the itchiness. I try not to use the triamcinolone too often due to the fact that there are steroids in it and I only tend to use this when my eczema flares up really bad. An alternative to using my prescription is using Aquaphor, which is a medicinal petroleum jelly, a healing ointment, that does not contain any steroids in it. Although it does not help much with curbing the itchiness, it aids in hydrating the skin and reduce sensitivity. Eczema can be treated by your doctor, and you should go and see your doctor if the skin begins to look infected and interferes with your daily activities.  

Sources:

 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/atopic-dermatitis-eczema/symptoms-causes/syc-20353273

https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-7713/aquaphor-topical/details