subject: The Common Varieties Of Eczema: Sebaceous Dermatitis And Others [print this page] The Common Varieties Of Eczema: Sebaceous Dermatitis And Others
Sebaceous dermatitis is one of the most numerous kinds of eczema. Even though it is not the most extensive variety of eczema - since infantile eczema claims this crown - it still affects a large number of people. Allergic and xerotic eczema are two more kinds of eczema troubling many. Eczema could be more prevalent than we know.You are not the only person suffering from eczema. Millions from all over the world also suffer from it. Most of them just don't know it and have not been properly diagnosed. One probable reason why most people have undiagnosed eczema is because they do not take their rashes as serious skin problems. They feel the rashes are normal skin reaction when they aren't, only noticing that something is wrong when the same symptoms recur. Meanwhile, the few that have their eczema symptoms diagnosed only seek diagnosis because their symptoms are severe and relentlessly uncomfortable.Although the classic eczema symptom is a red itching rash, this is not always the case. There are various types of eczema that present a diverse set of eczema symptoms. Having yourself checked by a medical professional or a dermatologist is the best way to find out which type of eczema you have. But learning this by yourself won't hurt negatively affect you, as long as you still obtain professional medical advice and treatment afterward.Fundamentally, there are only two ways that eczema symptoms manifest themselves- either the rashes are dry or bumpy.Eczema With Itching Bumps On Skin:Red itching skin bumps are the only symptoms often associated with eczema. But only two types of eczema actually have these symptoms - infantile eczema and xerotic eczema. Infantile eczema or atopic dermatitis is the most rampant type. Allergies to food, inhalation of allergens like pollen, and exposure to animal fur and dander are among the few factors known to trigger infantile eczema. Only children and babies with eczema atopica are the ones most likely to develop these red itchy bumps on their skin because adults often display a different symptom.Unlike infantile eczema, xerotic eczema is caused by the cold climate of winter. One similarity between xerotic eczema and infantile eczema however is that they both manifest the same red itchy bumps at a certain age group. While the itching bumps on the skin show up in children and babies that have infantile eczema, it shows up in the elder years of those who have xerotic eczema.People that have large red blotches on the skin which look more severe than xerotic or infantile eczema may have what we call allergic eczema. Like infantile eczema, it can also be caused by certain allergens. Only, it has more troublesome symptoms since it causes itching and severe body rashes.Eczema With Dry Itching Skin:Another common eczema symptom is a dry rash. Sometimes, people take this symptom for granted thinking that it is only dry skin. A simple dry skin, however, isn't supposed to look scaly and flaky. When you notice that you have dry patches of skin on one or more body areas, then you should consider the possibility that you also have infantile or xerotic eczema. With infantile eczema, the patches of dry skin may scale and ooze. On the other hand, the same symptom has a slightly different variation with xerotic eczema, appearing to be cracking and scaling instead of oozing. In both these types, only adults have these manifestations.If dry rashes happen to show on the face and the scalp, it is more likely that you have sebaceous dermatitis or dermatitis seborrheic rather than xerotic or infantile eczema. Sebaceous dermatitis is the only type of eczema that can be triggered by stress. It affects the sebaceous glands of the skin, causing these reddish patches of dry skin to flake and look like dandruff on the scalp, hence the term sebaceous dermatitis and psoriasis of the scalp.
