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List of symptoms of Eczema:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Eczema includes the 40 symptoms listed below:

Note that Eczema symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Eczema signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

More ways to research these symptoms: To research other symptoms use the symptom center, or to research causes of more than one symptom in combination, try our multi-symptom search.

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Eczema?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Eczema includes:

  • Allergies
  • Food allergies
  • Vitiligo - vitiligo can be misdiagnosed as eczema.
  • Diabetes - the skin rash from undiagnosed diabetes can be misdiagnosed as eczema.
  • Vesicular tinea - Dyshidrotic eczema

See the full list of 16 alternative diagnoses for Eczema

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Medical Books Online about Eczema

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Eczema are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Eczema.

Medical Books Excerpts
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"
  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis"
  • "Handbook of Diseases"
  • "Handbook of Diseases"

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Symptoms of Eczema: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the symptoms of Eczema.


Atopic dermatitis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Scratching the skin causes vasoconstriction and intensifies pruritus, resulting in erythematous, weeping lesions. Eventually, the lesions become scaly and lichenified. Usually, they’re located in areas of flexion and extension, such as the neck, antecubital fossa, popliteal folds, and behind the ears. Patients with atopic dermatitis are prone to unusually severe viral infections, bacterial and fungal skin infections, ocular complications, and allergic contact dermatitis.

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Dermatitis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Atopic skin lesions generally begin as erythematous areas on excessively dry skin. In children, such lesions typically appear on the forehead, cheeks, and extensor surfaces of the arms and legs; in adults, at flexion points (antecubital fossa, popliteal area, and neck).

During flare-ups, pruritus and scratching cause edema, crusting, and scaling. Eventually, chronic atopic lesions lead to multiple areas of dry, scaly skin, with white dermatographia, blanching, and lichenification.

Common secondary conditions associated with atopic dermatitis include viral, fungal, or bacterial infections, and ocular disorders.

Because of intense pruritus, the upper eyelid is commonly hyperpigmented and swollen, and a double fold occurs under the lower lid (Morgan-Dennie folds, Morgan folds, Dennie pleats, or Mongolian lines). Atopic cataracts are unusual but may develop between ages 20 and 40.

Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption, a potentially fatal, generalized viral infection, may develop if the patient with atopic dermatitis comes in contact with a person who’s infected with herpes simplex.

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Atopicdermatitis: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Scratching the skin causes vasoconstriction and intensifies pruritus, resulting in erythematous and weeping lesions. Eventually, the lesions become scaly and lichenous. Usually, they’re located in areas of flexion and extension, such as the neck, antecubital fossa, popliteal folds, and the backs of the ears. Patients with atopic dermatitis are prone to unusually severe viral infections, bacterial and fungal skin infections, ocular complications, and allergic contact dermatitis.

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Dermatitis: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Atopic skin lesions generally begin as erythematous areas on excessively dry skin. In children, such lesions typically appear on the forehead, cheeks, and extensor surfaces of the arms and legs; in adults, at flexion points (antecubital fossa, popliteal area, and neck).

During flare-ups, pruritus and scratching cause edema, crusting, and scaling. Eventually, chronic atopic lesions lead to multiple areas of dry, scaly skin, with white dermatographia, blanching, and lichenification.

Common secondary conditions associated with atopic dermatitis include viral, fungal, or bacterial infections and ocular disorders.

Because of intense pruritus, the upper eyelid is commonly hyperpigmented and swollen, and a double fold occurs under the lower lid (Morgan’s, Dennie’s, or Mongolian fold). Atopic cataracts are unusual but may develop between the ages of 20 and 40.

Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption (eczema herpeticum), a potentially serious widespread cutaneous viral infection, may develop if the patient comes in contact with a person who is infected with herpes simplex.

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Eczema as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Eczema as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Eczema.

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About signs and symptoms of Eczema:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Eczema. This signs and symptoms information for Eczema has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Eczema signs or Eczema symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Eczema may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Eczema symptoms.


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