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Treatment for atopic eczema can help to relieve the symptoms, and the condition often improves over time.
Avoid moisturisers containing fragrance, plant or food products (eg vegetable, nut or olive oils) as these may disrupt the skin barrier and sensitise the skin leading to food allergies.
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It's usually a long-term (chronic) condition, although it can improve significantly, or even clear completely, in some children as they get older. Symptoms of atopic eczema If there are concerns of recurrent skin infections or an infection that does not respond to treatment, skin swabs (bacterial or viral) of the lesions may be useful to direct antimicrobial therapy Avoid contaminating the moisturiser with bacteria from the hands. With tubs use a tool such as a spatula ( not hands) to remove it and place it onto clean paper. Moisturiser from the paper can then be applied by hand to the child’s skin.
Assist to return moisture to the skin, protect from infection and further trauma, and help to reduce irritation and itchThis can happen immediately after using the drops or ointment and usually only lasts a few minutes. Common side effects for nose drops
Educating caregivers about eczema and its management is key in preventing eczema flares. Eczema flares are commonly due to non-adherence to treatment and overheating. Associated symptoms (reduced sleep, itch, irritability, poor feeding, failure to thrive and developmental delay) If you forget to use your ointment or drops, skip the missed dose and take your next one as normal. Encourage families to correctly use liberal amounts of topical skin treatments. Provide children with prescriptions for multiple quantities and repeats (authority) of each medication, to ensure they are always generously applied.
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