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Other Authors: Acid Chemical Peel. Several dermatological health conditions are called eczema because they all share the specific inflammation and irritation symptoms.

Atopic dermatitis and atomic eczema represent the most frequently encountered forms of the disease. What does atopic refer to? Well, atopic indicates a group of diseases characterized by the genetic predisposition to develop allergic conditions such as hay fever or asthma. This means that the problems are rooted in a genetic background and most of the time inherited. Nevertheless, eczema causes still remain unknown from many points of view, although the tendency is to associate them with the living environment and the genetic predisposition.

According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, the prevalence of atopic eczema is growing, and it affects 9% to 30% of the U.S. population. It is typical in young children and infants. While many infants who develop the condition outgrow it by their second year of life, some people continue to go through such symptoms during their entire life.

Nevertheless, with appropriate treatment, the disease can be controlled in the most of the cases. The exact eczema causes are not known, but studies indicate that the problem results from an over-reaction of the immune system to some chemical irritant factor or to a bacterium that normally lives on our skin. Another of the eczema causes seems to be the coexistence in the vicinity of family members with a history of other allergies and asthma; eczema is commonly found in such families.

Among eczema causes, one that may also be considered in the case of patients who suffer flare-ups of this itchy rash, is the patients’ reaction to certain substances or conditions in the surrounding environments. Therefore, exposure to rough or coarse materials for some, cold or hot sensations in others’ cases, as well as getting in contact with household products (soap, detergents, etc) and living near animals may lead to outbreaks of this condition. Besides all these, colds and upper respiratory infections could also be blamed for this disease. Stress is known to deteriorate the health condition even further, contributing to an aggravation of the eczema. Even if the disease is not contagious, people who suffer from eczema may never get cured completely; treatments do keep it under control, but the problem could outburst after years of recession.

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