The first thing and this is unfortunate as of now there is no known reason for the causes of atopic dermatitis.  It seems as best guesses a combo of hereditary and environmental factors that lead to the disease taking place.  In children it seems to follow suit if one parent has had it or both than the child is most likely to have it.  In addition if one or more parents have asthma or hay fever the children are susceptible to getting it to.  The environment can also bring on symptoms of Atopic Dermatitis at any time.

Eczema is also linked with a kink or malfunction of the body’s immune system.  The area in which the system recognizes and fights off bacteria and other viruses that move into and attack the body.  There has been research by scientists and they have found that people who have Eczema have a low level of CYTOKINE. 

Cytokine is a protein that helps with the fight to keep your immune system healthy.  If you have a low level of cytokine it leads to an allergic reactions causing the body to go off track and cause an inflamation.

Past research and new updates show that emotional factors are a huge contributor to eczema.  If at all possible try to keep your emotional state as neutral as possible.  I know even writing this it is easier said than done but still needed to say it.

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Here is some info that I have found.  In recent analysis of health insurance records of individuals under the age of 65 2.5% of 5 million surveyed had Atopic Dermatitis. Now that may not seem like allot until you count the cost of the insurance payments of these individuals.

Now the annual insurance payments for medical care for Atopic Dermatitis ranged from $580.00 to 1250.00 dollars.  This was for each patient.

What than translates to is more than one quarter of each patients health care costs were for atopic Dermatitis and that is staggering.

The projection is to be a billion a year in the future which is monumental.

In this post we will cover all 8.  Some of these classifications will overlap but its important you know all of them.

Lets begin with the most common; the allergic kind or Dermatitis.  Dermatitis aka contact eczema is the reaction when the skin comes in contact with something the immune system sees as alien such as reactions to poision ivy, and certain preservatives found in lotions and creams.

The next is Atopic dermatitis which is actually the reaction of the skin which is chronic, labeled by the itchy scratchy inflamation.

The third on the list  is called Contact Eczema this is when the skin for lack of a better term rashes in a certain area where the skin comes in contact with an allergy- causing substance or with something that irritates the skin like a cleaning agent or other chemical.  This usually is a temporary reaction to the chemical.

Next on our list is Dyshidrotic Eczema : This is a form of eczema where the irritation of the skin is on the palms of ones hands and the soles of the feet.  It shows itself as clear deep blisters that itch and burn.

Our number 5 is Neurodermatitis: this shows itself as scaly patches formed on the head, lower legs, wrists and or forearms.  It is usually caused by a localized itch from an insect bite.  If you scratch the infected area it becomes highly irritated.

Nummular Eczema is our number 6th classification it forms in coin-shaped patches.  These patches are irritated skin which are most commonly visible on the arms, back,buttocks, and lower legs.  They have been known to-crust and scale and can be extremely itchy.

Seborrheic Eczema is number 7 on our list it is yellowish and oilyit usually forms scaly patches on the skin usually seen on the scalp, face, and
occasionally other parts of the body.

Stasis Dermatitis tops of our list at number 8 this usually shows itself as a skin irritation on the lower legs.  It is usually brought around by circulatory problems

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Atopic Dermatitis can occr at any age but in many cases it begins in infancy or childhood.  It is stated by Scientists that 65% of patients develop symptoms in the first year of life and about 90% of patients develop symptoms before the age of 5.  Here is an interesting fact  for people who get excema after 30 which is my case and less common its often due to exposing your skin to wet or harsh conditions.  Now for me I cannot see what harsh conditions I could of exposed myself too but it still is an interesting fact for you to take into consideration.

Interesting enough people who live in cities and places where the climate is dry are also more likely to develop this condition.  Why its hard to say for sure the 20% of patients that see the dermatoligists for eczema in infancy and childhood a whoping 60% of these children experience atopic dermatitis symptoms in their adult hood.  This means approximateley 15 million people in the United States suffer from Eczema.

Eczema or Atopic Dermatitis is a chronic long lasting disease that affects the skin but it cannot be passed on to others.  However it has been known to be inherited from time to time.  A parent could pass the trait to a child or may not it really depends most cases of eczema come from allergies.  A topic will explore in future posts.

In Atopic Dermatitis the skin becomes really itchy.  This is well known for people who suffer from it like myself.  Because of this it causes you to scratch.  Scratching can lead to redness and rashing which is visibly seen in most cases.  However in more than a few cases scratching of the skin can lead to swelling cracking “weeping” clear fluid crusting and scaling.  I am happy to say I just had to deal with the redness and rashing but regardless this is very uncomfortable.

I am one of the unlucky number who has encountered this disease and was desperately seeking how to eradicate it.  I created this site with the notion of eventually finding the cure for my eczema condition.

I have spent money seen my physician and managed the outbreaks but I have not eliminated it.  This frustration not only caused me seek others but to find out and put up as much information as possible on the epidemic.

I will recommend things that have worked for me and others but since each individual genetic and chemical structure is different the remedies may only bring short term relief.  So lets begin with the idea that with the relief with more information the better we can equip ourselves to combat this epidemic.

Have you eaten a fruit and then all of a sudden broke out with a rash that spread to your arm and then another arm?  These are just several of the typical struggles for the epidemic Eczema.