Tag: Lichenification
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What is atopic skin disease?
Atopy is a condition a person is born with: it is constitutional. Atopy carries with it a possibility of getting asthma, hay fever, and eczema. This is called The Atopic Triad. Eczema and dermatitis are terms that can be used interchangeably for a particular type of skin inflammation. It occurs with atopy, and also without: when it…
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Peter Norén talks to DrB
Habit reversal and atopic eczema: An interview with Peter Norén MD Peter Norén MD qualified in Medicine at Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden, in 1976 and as a Specialist in Dermatology in 1983. He has been in private practice in Uppsala since 1984, when he founded the Laser Clinic in Uppsala. His expertise has frequently taken…
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Friday Facts #1 Atopic Eczema, Dermatitis, and Skin Disease
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Friday Facts #22 Lichenification
Any repetitive physical trauma to skin can cause lichenification over time The epidermal layer of skin reacts to repetitive mechanical trauma by thickening up (hypertrophy), with an accumulation (hyperkeratosis) of dead cells (keratinocytes) sticking to the skin surface. The appearance is called lichenification by dermatologists. The similarity to the bark of a tree (see above)…
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Lip Eczema
Habitual licking of the lips can lead to lip lichenification Chronic atopic eczema can affect the lips. In the picture above both the skin between the nose and the upper lip, and over both of the lips has become thickened, or lichenified. Dr Norén advises this difficult condition is often linked to habitual licking of…
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Atopic Skin Disease, Eczema Treatment Guidelines, and Lichenification
The cause and treatment of lichenification deserves better recognition in eczema management guidelines It is confusingthat three terms are used to describe one skin condition: atopic skin disease, atopic eczema and atopic dermatitis. Strictly speaking the term atopic skin disease is equivalent to the terms atopic eczema and atopic dermatitis. Atopic skin disease aims to…
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Recognizing Chronic Atopic Eczema in the Very Young
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Age and Distribution of Lichenification in Chronic Atopic Eczema
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Dermatitis in the Elderly
Other types of dermatitis are more common in the elderly, but atopic eczema is increasing, and can be troublesome The classic appearance of localised lichenified atopic eczema in the elbow folds at 81 years, recent onset with permission from Dr Ryoji Tanei, Tokyo, Japan The atopic triad of eczema, asthma and hay-fever was first described…
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Atopic Eczema and Attitude in the Elderly: 2
Research shows that seniors who have a positive outlook on aging are healthier, and recover more quickly from illness. At all ages the personal experience of chronic atopic eczema can lead to passive pessimism, a mindset that may need taking into account if The Combined Approach is going to be successful. Atopic eczema in the…