symptoms of atopic dermatitis in childWhat are the symptoms of atopic dermatitis?

Babies with infantile eczema have a pink rash on the skin with intense itching. Appears on the cheeks and spreads to the entire face and neck, affecting the diaper area and even the rest of the body. Because of the itching, the child always appears irritable, especially at night. The skin is usually dry in appearance, but can often Secondary infection by bacteria or viruses and suppurating blisters then appear. When this occurs, you should consult your doctor about the risk involved.

When the child is between eighteen months and two years, the disease follows a more typical pattern. The rash appears in the creases of the knees and elbows, wrists, ankles and neck, may also be more widespread.

Atopic dermatitis can be improved around puberty, probably due to hormonal influences.

Among adults, the characteristic symptoms are a variant of child pattern. Eczema is dry skin and often thickened, infected by the bacterium “staphylococcus aureus” characteristic of the skin.

Many people with atopy, ie an inherited tendency to develop allergies also show signs of skin called atopic stigma: darkening around the eyes, skin folds under them, thinning eyebrows, accentuation of the folds the palms of their hands by giving them a wrinkled appearance and intense itching very often.

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