Symptoms of Eczema

Symptoms of Eczema

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Eczema includes the 76 symptoms listed below:

• Symptoms depend on type of eczema and a great many symptoms can occur
• Itchy skin
• Inflamed skin
• Skin redness
• Skin swelling
• Skin cracking
• Weeping
• Crusting
• Scaling
• Blisters
• Red cheek rash
• Crusty rash on cheek
• Arm rash
• Crusty arm blisters
• Leg rash
• Crusty leg blisters
• Rash inside the elbow
• Rash behind the knees
• Difficulty sleeping - because of the itch
• Hyperpigmented eyelids
• Allergic shiners (dark rings around the eyes)
• Lichenification (leathery skin) - from excessive rubbing
• Atopic pleat (Dennie-Morgan fold) - extra fold of skin under eye.
• Papules (small raised bumps)
• Ichthyosis (scaly skin areas)
• Keratosis pilaris (small, rough bumps)
• Hyperlinear palms (extra skin creases in the palms)
• Urticaria - hives
• Lip inflammation (Cheilitis)
• Symptoms of atopic eczema in infants:
  • Typically symptoms start around age 3-4 months
  • Scalp rash
  • Facial rash
  • Small spots
  • Weeping spots
  • Itchy spots
• Symptoms of discoid eczema:
  • Small round patches
  • Itchy patches
  • Blistered patches
• Dry scaly patches
• Pink scaly patches
• Skin-colored scaly patches
• Whitish scales
• Flaking skin
• Yellowish oily patches
• Itchy skin patches - itching may or may not be present
• Small skin bumps - initial phase
• Skin blisters
• Thickening skin - later phase
• Cracked skin
• Itching skin
• Pain
• Peeling skin
• Lower leg swelling
• Red skin on lower legs
• Scaly skin on lower legs
• Oozing skin on lower legs
• Crusted skin on lower legs
• Cracked skin on lower legs
• Flaky skin on lower legs
• Itchy skin on lower legs
• Skin rash on lower legs
• Dry flaky patches of skin
• Red patches of skin
• Skin rash
• Itchy patches of skin
• Patches of reduced skin pigmentation
• Skin bumps - in early stages
• Skin pain
• Skin ulceration
• Weeping skin patches
• Oozing patches of skin
• Increased serum IgE - if allergy is the underlying cause
• Increased number of skin creases on palms - if allergy is the underlying cause
• Darkness around eyes - if allergy is the underlying cause
• more information...»

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• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Eczema
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Eczema: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Eczema:

• Lichenification (leathery skin) (see Tough skin) - from excessive rubbing
• Atopic pleat (Dennie-Morgan fold) - extra fold of skin under eye.
• Hyperpigmented eyelids (see Hyperpigmentation)
• Allergic shiners (dark rings around the eyes) (see Dark circles under eyes)
• Recurrent skin infections (see Skin infections)
  • Staphylococcal skin infections (see Skin infections)
  • Streptococcal skin infections (see Skin infections)
• more complications...»

Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Eczema:

• Physical exam
• Skin scratch/prick tests - need careful interpretation.
• Blood tests for airborne allergens - often not very useful for diagnosis.
• Eosinophil levels
• more tests...»

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Do I have Eczema?

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• Eczema: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Eczema
• Hidden Causes of Eczema
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for Eczema
• More about Eczema

Eczema: Medical Mistakes

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• Asthma-- Health Mistakes
• Psoriasis -- Health Mistakes
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Eczema: Undiagnosed Conditions

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• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
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  • Allergies -- Undiagnosed
  • COPD -- Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Eczema:

• Allergies -- Related Home Tests
  • Home Allergy Testing
  • Home Mold Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Tests
  • Home Radon Tests
  • Home Water Tests
  • Home Lung Function Testing
• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• more home tests...»

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
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 53 alternative diagnoses for Eczema

Eczema: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Allergy Specialists:
  • Allergy & Immunology (Allergies & Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies & Immune Diseases)
• Immune-Related Disease Specialists (Immunology):
  • Immunopathology
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
• Skin Health Specialists (Dermatology):
  • Dermatology (Skin Health Specialists)
  • Dermatopathology
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory (Skin Allergies)
• Lung Health Specialists (Pulmonologist):
  • Pulmonology (Lung Health Specialists)
  • Pediatric Pulmonology (Child Lung Health)
• more specialists...»

Research all specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

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• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Eczema
• Underlying causes of Eczema
• Associated conditions for Eczema
• Risk factors for Eczema

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Allergic shiners (dark rings around the eyes) - see all causes of Dark circles under eyes
• Arm rash - see all causes of Arm rash
• Blistered patches - see all causes of Blisters
• Blisters - see all causes of Blisters
• Cracked skin - see all causes of Cracked skin
• Crusting - see all causes of Scabs
• Crusty arm blisters - see all causes of Blisters
• Crusty leg blisters - see all causes of Blisters
• Crusty rash on cheek - see all causes of Blisters
• Difficulty sleeping - see all causes of Insomnia
• Facial rash - see all causes of Facial rash
• Flaking skin - see all causes of Flaking skin
• Hyperlinear palms (extra skin creases in the palms) - see all causes of Hand symptoms
• Hyperpigmented eyelids - see all causes of Hyperpigmentation
• Ichthyosis (scaly skin areas) - see all causes of Scaly skin
• Inflamed skin - see all causes of Skin infections
• Itching skin - see all causes of Itching skin
• Itchy patches - see all causes of Itchy rash
• Itchy skin - see all causes of Itching skin
• Itchy skin patches - see all causes of Itching skin
• Itchy spots - see all causes of Acne
• Leg rash - see all causes of Leg rash
• Lichenification (leathery skin) - see all causes of Tough skin
• Lip inflammation (Cheilitis) - see all causes of Lip swelling
• Pain - see all causes of Pain
• Papules (small raised bumps) - see all causes of Skin bumps
• Peeling skin - see all causes of Peeling skin
• Red cheek rash - see all causes of Rash
• Scaling - see all causes of Scaly skin
• Scalp rash - see all causes of Scalp symptoms
• Skin blisters - see all causes of Blisters
• Skin bumps - see all causes of Skin bumps
• Skin cracking - see all causes of Cracked skin
• Skin pain - see all causes of Skin pain
• Skin rash - see all causes of Rash
• Skin redness - see all causes of Skin redness
• Skin swelling - see all causes of Skin swelling
• Small round patches - see all causes of Rash
• Small spots - see all causes of Rash
• Symptoms depend on type of eczema and a great many symptoms can occur
• Typically symptoms start around age 3-4 months
• Urticaria - see all causes of Weals
• Weeping - see all causes of Weeping
• Weeping spots - see all causes of Blisters

Medical Books Online about Eczema

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Symptoms of Eczema: Online Medical Books

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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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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

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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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

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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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

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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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

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Medical articles and books on symptoms:

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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.