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Long-term eczema also known as chronic eczema affects the skin in several ways, which include; the skin color changing, scales appearing on the skin, flaking, dry skin and thickening of the skin among others. Each type of eczema depends on where the rash occurs, its cause and the shape it takes on the skin. They are mostly caused by skin irritation after contacting certain substances or even allergies.

Some of the types of eczema and where they occur

1. Atopic eczema – this is an inherited form of eczema that occurs in the form of allergies on the face, neck and ears in babies and on the elbow, knee and other joints in the youth and adults.

2. Hand eczema – it occurs on the hands as the name suggests and can be related to atopic eczema. It is caused by an allergy of using strong detergents.
3. Asteatotic eczema – it occurs on the legs and mostly among the aged causing the skin to crack due to staying indoors especially during the winter season.
4. Stasis dermatitis – it occurs in the legs due to poor functioning veins, which cause the legs to swell.
5. Contact dermatitis – there are two types in this case; irritant and the allergic caused by the skin being in contact with irritants while the other is caused by allergies to certain substances.
6. Nummular eczema – it is said to be related to fungal infection as well as atopic eczema. It is characterized by patches with the shape of a coin on the neck, chest and arms.

Diagnosis and preventive measures

When you visit a doctor, they would want to know whether anyone in your family had any type of eczema, whether you have been exposed to irritating substances or whether you have come into contact with substances that trigger allergies.

It can be prevented by avoiding the use of perfumed products and extreme temperatures, blankets made of irritating material, for example, wool. Do not rub your body dry but instead pat it dry leaving a little moisture on the skin and apply any moisturizer afterwards. During winter season, the use of a humidifier while indoors would be important.

Rheumatoid arthritis is still a mystery to scientists as they have still not established its cause but only that it is autoimmune meaning the white blood cells react differently to the bacteria. The bacteria release a synovium layer of cells producing enzymes that damage the bone and the other parts near the joint.

The skin is said to be normal if it does have a minimum of 10% water in it, however, 20-35% is the ideal range. An oily substance known as Sebum produced by the skin’s glands is what helps the skin from losing water. The sebum substance can be overpowered by some environmental factors causing the skin to crack since more water will be evaporating.

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