Category: Eczema
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When Creams and Ointment Aren’t Cutting It: Dupilumab For Atopic Dermatitis
October is Eczema Awareness Month, so let’s keep talking eczema. Last Monday, I talked about the itch that unites all forms of eczema that can be so debilitating and crazy-making. I’ve cared for enough patient with eczema to know that itch should be classified as a type of pain. And many frustrated sufferers aren’t getting…
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The Itch Is A Bit@h!
Pardon my language, but October is Eczema Awareness Month, and we need to talk about itch. Dermatologists sometimes call it pruritus, but you know it as itch or itching, and it can be crazy-making. We wax poetic about what “type” of itch it is and what treatments may or may not help based on the…
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Do You Recognize These Bumps? — Demystifying Dyshidrotic Eczema
Do you recognize these exquisitely itchy little bumps? It’s time to demystify a troubling and sometimes mysterious rash called dyshidrotic eczema. In dermatology residency, many of us learn the term “tapioca-like vesicles” (we love using food-related descriptors) to describe the characteristic appearance of a type of eczema called dyshidrotic eczema (AKA pompholyx and acute recurrent…
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October Is Eczema Awareness Month!
Per the National Eczema Association, which is the driving force for an eczema community fueled by knowledge, strengthened through collective action, and propelled by the promise for a better future: “More than 31 million people in the U.S. have eczema and each one of them has a story to tell. For Eczema Awareness Month 2023,…
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Advocacy In Action: Improving Eczema Action Plans
Living with any type of chronic eczema (e.g., atopic dermatitis as pictured above, dyshidrotic eczema, seborrheic dermatitis) is tough. A written Eczema Action Plan can help that accounts for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals can help. I’m honored and grateful for the invitation to participate in a National Eczema Association Roundtable on Eczema Action Plans taking…
