Tag: Chronic eczema
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Topical Tip #7: Using topical steroids
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Friday Facts #3 Rubbing and scratching the skin
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Friday Facts #4 The Prurigo of Besnier
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FAQ: Which is more important in atopic eczema, allergy or dry skin?
While research finds ways of stopping the “atopic march”, chronic eczema needs treating with The Combined Approach Atopy is a term defining the constitutional susceptibility to develop certain linked illnesses, especially eczema (= dermatitis), hay-fever and asthma. The eczema associated with being atopic is called therefore atopic eczema. Being atopic is on the increase, and…
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Friday Facts #18 We are creatures of habit, thank goodness!
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Friday Facts #23 Atopic Eczema in Babies
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Habit Reversal Tip #15 Essentials for Habit Reversal Success
A trouble-shooting guide for when things do not seem to go well Whether you are using habit reversal on your own, or with a practitioner in a clinic, knowing the essentials for success will help, especially if things do not seem to be happening as expected. Experience shows that there are four important steps to…
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The Skin as a Battleground
Sometimes in clinic we talk about how the skin can become a battleground.Perhaps as a territory that is the boundary between ourselves and our surroundings, it is easy to see how this can be. The scratching, picking, rubbing, biting, plucking and squeezing that we can inflict on our skin, hair and nails, represents an emotional…
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Taking a History and Atopic Eczema
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Habit Reversal Tip #20: Planning Habit Reversal for the Younger Child: Listing Circumstances
For habit reversal with the younger child no hand tally counter is needed Using The Combined Approach with the very young requires a particular programme. Just as in adults and older children, habitual scratching is an important cause of chronic eczema in younger children. Chronic means longstanding: sometimes better, sometimes worse, but never clearing completely.…