I covered some of this information on a previous post but its worth reiterating again the numbers on Eczema. Atopic Dermatitis or Eczema has been preety prevelant and is very common. It affects both male and females and it has also been up to 20 percent of all visits to the dermatoligists. For those who are not familar with the term Dermatoligists: Dermatoligists are doctors who specialize in the care of skin related diseaes or care.
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.