Atopic Dermatitis Case Study

A 40-year-old woman comes to the clinic with a history of worsening nasal congestion and recurrent sinus infections. She had been healthy until about 1 year ago when she first noticed persistent rhinorrhea, sneezing, and stuffiness. She noted that when she went on a 2-week vacation to Mexico, her rhinorrhea disappeared, only to return when she came home again. She has lived in the same house for the past 5 years along with her husband and one child. They have had a dog for 4 years and a cat for 1 year. On physical examination, she has boggy, swollen nasal turbinates and a cobblestone appearance of her posterior pharynx.

Like we learned in chapter 1 the job of the integumentary system is to cover and protect the body but what happens if your skin develops a disease like eczema? Eczema is a chronic, common, non-infective inflammatory condition characterized by intense pruritus, redness, and scaling (Eczema, p.1). This condition can appear at any age, but it usually occurs during infancy or early childhood (Eczema, p.1). Eczema or any skin disease are the most common group of occupational health problems leading to absence from work (Eczema, p.1). Several factors play a big role in eczema, both internally and externally, depending on your genetic makeup you may be prone to getting eczema in as early as a few months after you were born or by allergens as a young

The outermost layer of the epidermis is known as the stratum corneum, it is water resistant and when not damaged, it protects the body from foreign substances such as bacteria, virus etc. it also ensures the protection of muscles, blood vessels, nerves and internal organs. The skin is also thicker in regions that requires more protection such as the sole of the feet and palms.

Have you ever had or witnessed someone with Eczema? Well it is not fun having or experiencing this skin disease. Eczema is a chronic skin disorder that cannot be cured and causes the skin to become itchy, red, and dry, but it can be treated by dieting, home remedies, medications, and therapies. People coping with this disease try many forms of these treatments and even try to come up with some of their own treatments. Dealing with eczema can be a lifelong process for people who have it.

Mild cases of Eczema are a little worse than a tendency toward dry, itching skin.

Atopic eczema is a skin condition that can be in remission and can flare up because of different factors. The skin condition is known for its distinct characteristics, such as red, itchy skin. Although it is mostly common in children, it can occur at any age. Over the years, there has been growing interest in different strategies to prevent and manage atopic eczema. Each person is different in the way their condition flares, and most of the time has been treated with topical calcineurin inhibitors and topical corticosteroids.

What I know about is eczema relates to having asthma. Most people who are diagnosed with this medical condition are allergic to certain things. If you are allergic to something, it causes the skin to become inflamed and lead to irritation. Itching that certain area of your skin leads to bleeding. Then, it leads to having pus if you continue scratching

Babies and young children will have gentle skin and this needs to be regularly cared for.

Dermatitis is a general term that describes an inflammation of the skin. There are different types of dermatitis, including seborrheic dermatitis and atopic dermatitis (eczema). Although the disorder can have many causes and occur in many forms, it usually involves swollen, reddened and itchy skin. (www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/dermatitis-000048.htm)

Atopy is defined as an inherited tendency to produce immunoglobulin E antibodies in response to common environmental proteins such as pollen, house dust mites, and food allergens. Atopic dermatitis affects about one-fifth of all individuals during their lifetime, but the prevalence varies throughout the world. Around 50 percent of patients with atopic dermatitis will develop symptoms within their first year of life, and probably 95 percent experience an onset below five years of age. A child with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis have 50 percent of risk of developing asthma and 75 percent of risk of developing hay fever. A typical patient with atopic dermatitis will present with an early onset of itchy eczema localized at sites such as the flexures of the elbows and knees. The skin lesion in atopic dermatitis is not differ from other eczemas such as contact eczema. In its acute form, eczema is characterized by a lively red infiltrate with edema, vesicles, oozing, and crusting. Whereas in the subacute and chronic form, lichenification, excoriations, papules, and nodules are noted (Thomsen,

The article Eczema and early solid feeding in preterm infants explains how preterm infants develop eczema from being fed solid foods. Many different studies in this article determine whether solid feedings caused eczema in preterm infants, such as the infant gender, whether the parents are atopic or non-atopic, feeding practices, social background and smoking habits. Parents volunteered to participate in the study in which lasted until the infant was 12 months post-term. Knowing a male infant parental atopic status on feeding practices can lower the risk of preterm infants developing eczema.

Matthew began his battle with Eczema at the age of one. He was also diagnosed with asthma and an allergy to peanuts. Matthew’s parents did not know why their son had this skin disorder because neither side of their family had eczema. The family didn’t know what to do with their son’s skin disorder. They went to several doctors for solutions but the family learned that there was no cure for eczema. They also attended different meeting to inform themselves and ask question about this skin disorder their son was facing. In the meetings they attended, they learned of other children with this disorder too. Matthew was given a chance to go to a new place where he was not judged by his appearance, a place where no one asked him if he had poison

Also known as atopic dermatitis, eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition. Though eczema is more common during childhood the adult stage can present with skin lesions similar to this patient. They present with extremely pruritic, erythematous, scaly lesions. Acute lesions can be vesicular with exudation and crusting. Adult stage is characterized by thickened skin with lichenification. Atopic dermatitis has a more localized distribution in adults, involving primarily the hands and feet, but in severe cases any area of the body can be involved. In contrast to our patient eczema usually has a relapsing nature and pruritus is a cardinal feature.

Also known as dermatitis, eczema is one of the most common inflammatory skin conditions where, in the acute phase, the victims develop red raised lesions, oozing and crusting. At this stage, the patients are advised to avoid rubbing or scratching which may lead to the chronic stage of the disease, characterized by the red, darkened, thickened and scaly patches of the skin. On the basis of the particular cause and appearance, different types of eczema have been identified and all the cases are usually very itchy and red and may spread and worsen with scratching. More precisely, the symptoms involve irritating patches of dry, swollen, scaly, rough, cracked and reddened skin visible on the scalp, legs, ears, nose, arms and certain other areas

Experiments, questionnaires, and assessments were conducted and results were recorded that there are two medicated products that reduces the percent of having a flare up and also reduces the eczema symptoms in Atopic Dermatitis also known as AD. The methods that were used shows that they are very effective in children and infants. Which studies show that infants and children are more likely to develop AD than adults.