Eczema

Eczema is a term for several different types of skin swelling. Eczema is also called dermatitis. It is not dangerous, but most types cause red, swollen and itchy skin. Factors that can cause eczema include other diseases, irritating substances, allergies and your genetic makeup. Eczema is not contagious.

The most common type of eczema is atopic dermatitis. It is an allergic condition that makes your skin dry and itchy. It is most common in babies and children.

Eczema cannot be cured, but you can prevent some types of eczema by avoiding irritants, stress and the things you are allergic to.

Eczema Vaccinatum on Wikipedia

'''Eczema vaccinatum''' is a rare severe adverse effect (medicine) to smallpox vaccination. It is characterized by serious local or disseminated, umbilicated, vesicular, crusting skin rashes in the face, neck, chest, abdomen, upper limbs and hands, caused by widespread infection of the skin in people with previous diagnosed skin conditions such as eczema or atopic dermatitis, even if the conditions are not active at the time. Other signs and symptoms include fever and facial and supraglottic edema. The condition may have a fatal outcome if it is severe enough and not treated. Thus, the smallpox vaccine should not be given to patients with a past history of eczema, but, due to the danger of transmission of vaccinia, it should not also be given to close contacts who have active eczema and have not been vaccinated. Persons with other skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, burns, impetigo, or herpes zoster) have also a higher risk of contracting eczema vaccinatum and should not be vaccinated for smallpox. Differential diagnosis is solved by a culture of vesicular fluid, which will grow vaccinia virus. A skin biopsy wil show necrosis epidermis cells with intranuclear inclusions. Eczema vaccinatum is a serious medical condition which requires immediate and intensive care medical care. Therapy is usually supportive care, such as antibiotics, fluid replacement, antipyretics and analgesics, skin healing, etc.; Vaccine Immune Globulin (VIG) can be very useful. Depending on the extension of skin lesions, scarring (pockmarks) may result.   [ Read More ]

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