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Signs and Symptoms of Eczema

All Signs & Symptoms of Eczema

Here are the top symptoms or behaviors listed by parents of kids diagnosed with Eczema:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
ItchingOften396 mentions
Rashes (any cause)Often218 mentions
Dry skinOften194 mentions
Red skinOften113 mentions
Bumps on skinSometimes47 mentions
Being irritableSometimes19 mentions
Physical painSometimes11 mentions
HivesRarely9 mentions
Sensitive skinRarely8 mentions
CryingRarely5 mentions

When do symptoms start?

How to read this chart

  • Itching

    0 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    1 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    2 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    3 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    4 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    5 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    6 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    7 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    8 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    9 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    10 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    11 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    12 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    13 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    14 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    15 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    16 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    17 years old
    Amount of children: 0%

    average 3 years 6 months old

  • Rashes (any cause)

    0 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    1 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    2 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    3 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    4 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    5 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    6 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    7 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    8 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    9 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    10 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    11 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    12 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    13 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    14 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    15 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    16 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    17 years old
    Amount of children: 0%

    average 2 years 8 months old

  • Dry skin

    0 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    1 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    2 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    3 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    4 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    5 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    6 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    7 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    8 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    9 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    10 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    11 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    12 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    13 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    14 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    15 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    16 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    17 years old
    Amount of children: 0%

    average 2 years 9 months old

Change in symptoms of Eczema*

What happens to common Eczema symptoms over time?

SymptomWorseA Little WorseStayed About the SameA Little BetterBetterCompletely Resolved
Itching1.3%1.8%12.6%20.2%50.1%13.9%
Rashes (any cause)1%1.9%15.2%22.4%44.3%15.2%
Dry skin2.2%2.7%11.4%27%44.3%12.4%
Red skin1.9%0.9%9.3%15.7%59.3%13%
Bumps on skin2.2%2.2%15.2%19.6%50%10.9%
Being irritable0%5.6%11.1%22.2%50%11.1%
Physical pain9.1%9.1%9.1%27.3%36.4%9.1%
Hives0%0%0%33.3%55.6%11.1%
Sensitive skin0%0%37.5%25%25%12.5%
Crying0%0%0%60%20%20%

Conditions with similar symptoms to Eczema

Parents also mention the behaviors, signs, and symptoms associated with Eczema when they describe these conditions:

Care of Eczema

Common treatments, therapies, and parenting techniques for Eczema

Less common responses for Eczema

TreatmentRatingDiscussion
1Bleach baths
Positive4 of 5
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Discussion of Eczema

What was your approach to Eczema? What were the results?

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