When eczema affects the area around the ears, it can cause discomfort, itching, redness, and dry, flaky skin. It may lead to inflection and other complications as well. Experts estimate that atopic ...

Overactive Immune System People who have eczema tend to have an overactive immune system that responds to irritants or allergens by producing inflammation. When an irritant or an allergen “switches on ...

How do you know if your itchy, red, inflamed skin rash is atopic dermatitis or contact dermatitis? These two skin conditions can have similar symptoms, but different causes and triggers. You can have ...

Between an unrelenting itch that interrupts sleep and the social challenges of rashes that can appear anywhere on the body without warning, atopic dermatitis has many ways of raising a person’s stress ...

Share on Pinterest A new study finds high amounts of dietary sodium are linked to worse eczema symptoms. urbazon/Getty Images A recent study investigates whether sodium intake might influence atopic ...

Share on Pinterest New research shows an association between dietary salt intake and a higher risk of developing atopic dermatitis. Sophia Hsin/Stocksy Nearly 32 million people in the U.S. have some ...

Jessie Van Amburg is a writer and editor who has covered health, nutrition, and lifestyle topics for top media outlets including Women's Health Magazine, TIME.com, and Well+Good. She lives in the ...

Casey Gallagher, MD, is a dermatologist and clinical professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Colorado Denver. Atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema, can lead to dry ...

HealthDay News — Iron deficiency without anemia is a common feature of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a study published online Nov. 27 in Nutrients.