Fast facts about eczema

• Eczema is a form of inflamation of the epidermis.
• In England, 1 in every 9 people have been diagnosed with eczema by a clinician at some point in their lives.
• In some languages, eczema and dermatitis are synonymous.
• Some studies provide hints that food allergy may trigger atopic dermatitis.
• Xerotic eczema is very common among the older population.
• 51 percent of hospital episodes for dermatitis and eczema are for women in England.
• The hygiene hypothesis postulates that the cause of asthma, eczema and other allergic diseases, is an unusually clean environment.
• No cure is presently known for most types of dermatitis.
• Three days are the median length of stay in hospitals for dermatitis and eczema in England.
• Prevalance Rate for Eczema in the United States: approx 5.51% or 15 million people.