Eczema (redirected from asteatotic eczema)

eczema /ec·ze·ma/ (ek´ze-mah) a pruritic papulovesicular dermatitis characterized early by erythema, edema associated with a serous exudate in the epidermis and an inflammatory infiltrate in the dermis, oozing and vesiculation, and crusting and scaling; and later by lichenification, thickening, signs of excoriations, and altered pigmentation.eczem´atous

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asteatotic eczema  xerotic e.

eczema herpe´ticum  Kaposi's varicelliform eruption due to infection with herpes simplex virus superimposed on a preexisting skin condition.

nummular eczema  that in which the patches are coin shaped; it may be a form of neurodermatitis.

xerotic eczema  erythema, dry scaling, fine cracking, and pruritus of the skin, occurring chiefly during the winter when low humidity in heated rooms causes excessive water loss from the stratum corneum.

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ec·ze·ma (ks-m, gz-)

n.

An acute or chronic noncontagious inflammation of the skin, characterized chiefly by redness, itching, and the outbreak of lesions that may discharge serous matter and become encrusted and scaly.

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Eczema

A superficial type of inflammation of the skin that may be very itchy and weeping in the early stages; later, the affected skin becomes crusted, scaly, and thick. There is no known cause.

Mentioned in: Antiacne Drugs, Corticosteroids, Dermatologic, Itching, Therapeutic Baths, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

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eczema,

n a skin condition characterized by irritated, dry, and itchy skin. Although usually triggered by an external agent, internal conditions such as poor nutrition, digestion, and circulation; excessive mucus; food allergies; stress; and environmental toxins contribute to eczema.

Eczema.

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eczema (ek´zm),

n an inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesiculation, inflammation, watery discharge, and the development of scales and crusts. The large variety of types can be distinguished according to location and causal agent.

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eczema

1. a general term for any superficial inflammatory process involving primarily the epidermis, marked early by redness, itching, minute papules and vesicles, weeping, oozing and crusting, and later by scaling, lichenification and often pigmentation.

2. atopic dermatitis.

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facial eczema

see facial eczema.

miliary eczema

see feline miliary dermatitis.

moist eczema

see acute moist dermatitis.

nasal eczema

see solar dermatitis. Called also Collie nose.

watery eczema

exudative epidermitis.