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If you forget to use your ointment or drops, skip the missed dose and take your next one as normal. Atopic eczema is the most common type of eczema in children, often developing before their first birthday. But it may also develop for the first time in adults. Signs of infected eczema (eg crusted, vesicular, satellite, pustular, erosive, tender, scabbed or weeping lesions on eczematous skin) varicose eczema – a type of eczema that most often affects the lower legs and is caused by problems with the flow of blood through the leg veins The type and frequency of eczema treatments changes depending on eczema severity and the presence/absence of infection

Bleach baths should be used daily with every flare to reduce the bacterial skin load. The addition of salt and oils to the bath also assists in relieving itch and restoring moisture to the skin. Assist to return moisture to the skin, protect from infection and further trauma, and help to reduce irritation and itch Use light bed coverings & pyjamas (eg cotton pyjamas, avoid woollen underlays, plastic mattress protectors, sleeping bags, hot water bottles) McWhirter S et al. Discoid (nummular) eczema in the paediatric setting - An Australian/New Zealand narrative. Australas J Dermatol. 2022 Nov;63(4 ):e289-e296.

headaches and dizziness – try to rest and drink plenty of fluids. Do not drink too much alcohol. Talk to your doctor if the headache does not go away or is severe. However, if you use the eye drops during the day, you'll only need to use the ointment at night. This is because the effect of the eye ointment lasts longer than the eye drops. Typically, you or your child will be diagnosed with atopic eczema if you, or they, have an itchy skin condition and 3 or more of the following: Topical steroids (see appendix below) are required once or twice daily until the skin is completely clear to reduce skin inflammation.

Suspicion of concurrent severe allergies (eg recurrent urticarial, systemic flushing, periorbital eczema, eczema limited to exposed skin – limbs) Allergy tests are not usually needed, although they're sometimes helpful in identifying whether a food allergy may be triggering symptoms. Treating atopic eczemaBepanthene ® Eczema παρέχει στο δέρμα λιπίδια παρόμοια με εκείνα της κεράτινης στοιβάδας. Με αυτόν τον τρόπο εξομαλύνει τη δομή των πεταλοειδών λιπιδίων της επιδερμίδας, βελτιώνει την ξηρότητα, και εν συνεχεία τον κνησμό, συμβάλλοντας ουσιαστικά στη βελτίωση της λειτουργίας του επιδερμικού φραγμού 1,6,7. Η προβιταμίνη Β5, ή δεξπανθενόλη, μετά την απορρόφησή της από το δέρμα, μετατρέπεται σε φαρμακολογικά δραστικό παντοθενικό οξύ το οποίο είναι απαραίτητο για τη βιοσύνθεση των λιπιδίων του δέρματος. Με αυτόν τον τρόπο αυξάνεται η ενυδάτωση της κεράτινης στοιβάδας και ελαττώνεται η διαδερμική απώλεια νερού, με αποτέλεσμα το δέρμα να διατηρείται ενυδατωμένο 8-11. Τέλος, η γλυκερίνη συσσωρεύεται σε όλο το πάχος της κεράτινης στιβάδας, δεσμεύοντας και συγκρατώντας το νερό σε αυτή, και με αυτόν τον τρόπο εξασφαλίζει ενυδάτωση μακράς διάρκειας. 12 If your doctor has prescribed high doses of betamethasone, or you’re also taking other steroid medicines or tablets for fungal infections or HIV, you may get underactive adrenal glands as a side effect. Ask your doctor if you need to carry a steroid emergency card. Common side effects for eye drops and ointment

It can run in families, and often develops alongside other conditions, such as asthma and hay fever. Zeleke B et al. Epidemiology of eczema in South-Eastern Australia. Australas J Dermatol. 2023; 64: e41–e50.This can happen immediately after using the drops or ointment and usually only lasts a few minutes. Common side effects for nose drops Axon E et al. Safety of topical corticosteroids in atopic eczema: an umbrella review BMJ Open 2021; 11:e046476.