my husband has chronic ezma it starte about sixs years ago he lost alot of weight and all his bodily hair he was so weak he could hardly walk the doctor at the hospital siad it was caused through cement as he was a builder also it attacked his immune system, he was treated and it was kept at bay with medication, it has now returned he has lost one half stone if not more can hardly walk and has great pain in his legs , he has been put on steroids and other medication which has just started to work then he was struck down by very bad flue he has not been able to keep his tablets down or eat just tiny little bits of food , he has stopped being sick and kept his tablets down for two days also his breathing is very laboured is this the effects of the flue and his ezma.