The topic for this week is eczema. It is a skin condition that causes the person to have red, inflamed, and irritated skin. Over 30 million Americans have some form of eczema, most common being Atopic Dermatitis, which is the most common form of eczema.
Eczema can affect all skin colors and types. However, the prevalence of eczema is increasing more commonly found among the Black, Asian, and Pacific Islander populations. In this article, Tanisha Johnson, a junior at Piedmont University, gave an interview explaining her /experience with eczema.
Tanisha stated that “eczema has been an extremely complicated skin disease. Personally, my eczema occurs throughout my inner thigh area. It causes irritation most of the time, such as bumps and scars. My eczema worsens when working out. Sweating causes eczema to become unpleasant because of clogging pores. For treatment, I use eczema cream daily to avoid irritation.”
Eczema can appear anywhere on your body, and it affects both adults and children. Although it is scientifically proven that eczema mostly occurs in children it can happen at any age. Some common symptoms of eczema are itching, rashes, blisters, craters, etc. It is reported that 85% of people with eczema experience the uncomfortable and frustrating symptoms of this skin condition.
While eczema has no cure, there are still ways for it to be maintained in ways to help control skin flare ups. Eczema can occur from a variety of different things, including genetics, skin barrier functions, and even your environment.
I hope you enjoyed this week’s article and please tune in next week for an article on acne.
sarah • Apr 10, 2024 at 3:28 pm
This article was very well written, and I believe that eczema is one of the few skin conditions I know about. But I still manged to learn new information off this article so thank you