Diseases » Asteatotic eczema » Introduction

Asteatotic eczema

Asteatotic eczema: Introduction

Asteatotic eczema: Asteatotic eczema is a chronic skin condition that tends to occur in old age. It usually develops on the lower legs but can occur on other parts of the body as well. Symptoms tend to be worse in dry winter weather. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Asteatotic eczema is available below.

Symptoms of Asteatotic eczema

• Fissured skin lesions
• Sore skin lesions
• Itchy skin lesions
• Red skin lesions
• Fine cracks in skin
• more symptoms...»

Read more about symptoms of Asteatotic eczema

Asteatotic eczema: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Asteatotic eczema:

• Allergy to topical steroids
• Secondary infection (type of Opportunistic infections)
• more complications...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Asteatotic eczema?

• Failure to diagnose Asteatotic eczema
• Hidden causes of Asteatotic eczema (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Asteatotic eczema

Causes of Asteatotic eczema

• Factors which may increase the risk of developing asteatotic eczema:
• Excessive washing of skin
• Hot baths
• Excessive scrubbing of skin
• Excessively rough drying of skin
• more causes...»

See full list of 10 causes of Asteatotic eczema

More information about causes of Asteatotic eczema:

• Underlying causes of Asteatotic eczema

Treatments for Asteatotic eczema

• Symptoms can be alleviated by moisturizing and steroid creams. Antibiotics may be needed if secondary infection develops
• Steps for Managing Eczema:
• Make lifestyle changes to avoid temperature, humidity extremes and other exacerbating factors
• Bathe only once every 1-2 days - over-bathing can dry the skin.
• Use bath oil to help moisturise skin e.g. Dermaveen, Hamilton's Alpha Ker or QV
• more treatments...»

See full list of 14 treatments for Asteatotic eczema

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Asteatotic eczema

Medical research articles related to Asteatotic eczema include:

• Asteatotic Eczema (Eczema Craquele)
• Asteatotic Eczema (Overview)
• Asteatotic Eczema (Diagnosis)
• Asteatotic Eczema (Follow-up)
• Asteatotic Eczema (Treatment)
• Discoid (Nummular) Eczema
• Lichen Simplex Chronicus (Overview)
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Prognosis for Asteatotic eczema

Prognosis for Asteatotic eczema: The condition usually responds well to treatment.

More about prognosis of Asteatotic eczema

Reseach about Asteatotic eczema

Visit our research pages for current research about Asteatotic eczema treatments.

User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Asteatotic eczema, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
• See all the forums.

 » Next page: What is Asteatotic eczema?

Rate This Website

What do you think about the features of this website? Take our user survey and have your say:

Website User Survey

Medical Tools & Articles:

Next articles:

• What is Asteatotic eczema?
• Prognosis of Asteatotic eczema
• Causes of Asteatotic eczema
• Symptoms of Asteatotic eczema
• Signs of Asteatotic eczema

Tools & Services:

• Bookmark this page
• Symptom Search
• Symptom Checker
• Medical Dictionary
• Give your feedback

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles

Forums & Message Boards

• Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
• I cannot get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for my condition?
• See all the Boards.

homepage | back to top

Common Health Mistakes

Choose ... Alzheimers & Dementia Asthma Child ADHD ADHD in Adults Allergy Hypertension Bipolar Breast Cancer Celiac Disease Crohns Disease Colon Cancer Contraception Diabetes Cancer Depression Erectile Disorder Cholesterol COPD GERD Heartburn/Reflux Metabolic Syndrome Migraine/Headache Multiple Sclerosis Obesity Osteoporosis Overactive Bladder Psoriasis Sexual Disorder Sleep Disorders Smoking The Pill Ulcerative Colitis All Common Mistakes

Symptom
Checker

Choose... Fever Rash Pain Headache Fatigue Cough Other symptoms

Search Specialists by State and City

Choose... GENERAL PRACTICE CARDIAC HEALTH WOMEN'S HEALTH CANCER CARE RADIOLOGY MENTAL HEALTH PATHOLOGY EAR, NOSE, THROAT MEDICINE GENETICS NEUROLOGY DIALYSIS CARE SURGERY ORTHOPEDICS/SPORTS MEDICINE CHILDREN'S HEALTH OTHER SPECIALTIES