the.com/eczema
Your skin staging a protest and refusing to specify its demands.
means A chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes dry, itchy, red, and often cracked or weeping patches.
from From Greek 'ekzema,' meaning 'to boil out' — built from 'ek' (out) and 'zein' (to boil or seethe. Ancient physicians used it for any skin eruption that looked like it had bubbled up from beneath the surface, which is a fairly accurate description of what inflamed skin feels like it's doing.
- not contagious
- you cannot catch someone else's flare-up
- real cause
- broken skin barrier lets moisture out, irritants in
- itch-scratch trap
- scratching triggers more inflammation, not relief
- weather sensitive
- cold dry air reliably makes it worse