What is Eczema?

The term eczema is broadly applied to a range of persistent skin conditions. These include dryness and recurring skin rashes that are characterized by one or more of these symptoms: redness, skin edema (swelling), itching and dryness, crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, or bleeding.

What do patients take to treat Eczema and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Hydrocortisone topical
(Corticaine Cream, Cortizone-5, Cortifoam, Hc45 Hydrocortisone Cream)
8

These charts show data from Eczema patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Eczema at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
79% Females
21% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 106
20-29 yrs 19
30-39 yrs 15
40-49 yrs 10
50-59 yrs 4
60-69 yrs 0
70+ yrs 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 172
Not Officially Diagnosed 17

These charts show data from Eczema patients who have completed their condition history