What The Papers Say: Eczema triggers

WHEN eczema was first discovered by ancient Greek physicians, it was its symptoms that gave the condition its name, which means “to boil out”. Typically, these symptoms are signs of inflamed skin: redness that sometimes develops into rashes or boils, and itchiness that becomes worse after scratching.

Today, doctors have found that these symptoms are shared by many types of skin conditions. But the term eczema is used most often to describe a more specific and common cause of the symptom – atopic dermatitis or atopic eczema.

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