If you have a headband or certain things that you wear along your neck, like a necklace or a tie. If you have a watch, where you would wear your watch. Davis: Where your waistband would sit, where your socks or shoes would rub. Howland: Adult eczema often occurs in patches on areas of the body prone to friction or sweat.ĭr. And over time as we age, or genetically if we are predisposed to sensitive skin, it can look like a wicker basket more than a brick wall. Davis: Atopic dermatitis tends to be red, weepy, crusty, itchy, flaky patches, like oval or circular-shaped areas on the skin. Howland: It's a chronic condition and tends to flare periodically.
Inflammation affects the skin, and the skin is more sensitive than usual. Davis, M.D.: It's a multisystem disorder. Howland: Atopic dermatitis is a sensitivity disease of the skin, similar to asthma in the lungs, hay fever in the sinuses and food allergies in the gut.ĭawn Marie R.
