Eczema

Terminology

Many authors use the terms dermatitis and eczema synonymously
Others use the term eczema to specifically mean atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis is also known as atopic eczema

Types

Atopic dermatitis: Dry, itchy, red skin
Contact dermatitis
Stasis dermatitis
Dermatitis herpetiformis: Itching, Stinging , Burning sensation. Papules / Vesicles. Small red bumps are usually about 1 cm in size, red in color and may be found symmetrically grouped or distributed
Seborrhoeic dermatitis: Appear gradually, from dry or greasy scaling of the scalp (dandruff) to scaling of facial areas. Sometimes itching, but without hair loss. In newborns, the condition causes a thick and yellowish scalp rash, often accompanied by a diaper rash. In severe cases, symptoms may appear along the hairline, behind the ears, on the eyebrows, on the bridge of the nose, around the nose, on the chest, and on the upper back

Sign / Symptoms

Redness of skin
Swelling, itching
Skin lesions with sometimes oozing and scarring.

Repertory

Raised skin lesions: Bry, Crot-h, Cupr-ac, Tarax
Accompanies by internal maladies: Graph
Desquamative: Merc, Nit-ac, Rhus-t, Sep, Sul
Offensive: Psor, Sul
Flat skin lesions: Bell, Lach
Skin lesions like clusters of grapes: Calc
Rough eczema: Hep
Hair skin eczema: Merc, Nat-m, Rhus-t
Gard eczema: Ant-c. Ran-b

First class remedies

Dulc

Crusted
- Moist herpetic rash
- Yellow-brown with a red border
- Dry, coarse scabby
- Bleeds when scratched

Rash may spread all over the body (Dulc ₳ Psor)
Sensitive to touch (Scratching agg)

Herpetic / Vesicular /Moist /Exudating rashes which leads to eczema

SKIN - ERUPTIONS - herpetic - Body; all over sweet. Psor. Ran-b
SKIN - ERUPTIONS - crusty
SKIN - ERUPTIONS - herpetic - moist
SKIN - ERUPTIONS - vesicular SKIN - ERUPTIONS - vesicular - yellow
SKIN - ERUPTIONS - herpetic - glands; Covered with sweet. graph.
SKIN - ERUPTIONS - vesicular - burning

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Eczema