So what is Atopic Dermatitis? I never heard of the term until I went to the doctor and was given a prescription for my eczema. Atopic Dermatitis is the clinical term that goes interchangeably for eczema. Atopic can be thought as hereditary or in the family and dermatitis stands for inflammation of the skin. An interesting note about atopic dermatitis it is associated with one of the three things. The first being eczema, the other asthma and hay fever which is shocking since I never knew that they all were considered to be categorized under this broad term.
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.