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Suggest Treatment For Eczema

Posted on Wed, 29 Nov 2017

Question: I have eczema and my body is covered, my skin is incredibly dry which causes me to itch witch makes me scratch. Now I have some oozing from some of the areas I scratched. Is there anything I can do at home to help me with this? I am allergic to oats so oatmeal bath is out.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Eczema needs regular care and medication for control. I would request you to upload image of the affected areas. It will help me to evaluate the condition. Also mention the areas that are affected. Taking some antiallergic like cetirizine or benadryl (or possibly better ones like fexofenadine or loratidine which are prescription medicines) should help. You should also apply some emollient like calamine lotion or some moisturizer like aloe vera lotion.

I would await your response based on which I will guide you further. Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar