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What I tell my patients about… eczema

 

Inge Kreuser-Genis

MBChB MRCP Specialist Registrar (ST6), Royal Alexandra Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Sidra Khan

Sc MBChB DTMH MRCP Dermatology Registrar, Burnley General Hospital, East Lancashire NHS Trust

Ian Coulson

FRCP Consultant Dermatologist, Burnley General Hospital, East Lancashire NHS Trust

Eczema is a chronic and itchy skin condition affecting any part of the body. Eczema is characterised by dryness, itching, redness and sometimes swelling and weeping of the affected skin. This article discusses the answers to the common questions patients with eczema usually ask. 

Dermatology in practice 2019; 25(4): 98–99
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