dry skin eczema

There is a lack luster appearance to the skin and looks and feels scaly. This dryness occurs even in areas of skin not involved directly with active eczema.

The skin of eczema is able to provide an adequate “waterproof” so that there is a greater evaporation from the surface of the skin that leads to dry it further. The dry skin is more easily irritated. Some bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus can colonize the skin surface. It is believed that a protein in the wall of these bacteria may increase the itching.

Eczema skin symptoms are characterized by itchy, scaly and inflamed red skin. The texture of the skin depends on the intensity of the disturbance, if the reflection of moderate to severe eczema skin then becomes swollen and raw materials. Bleeding scale with crusts is also seen in some cases. People with dry skin are more prone to suffer from eczema. Extreme dryness can irritate the skin further thus elevating the itching of the skin. Read the rest of this entry »