title: Know how guide to eczema/dermatitis.
abstract: Eczema is a very common skin problem in primary care, and is used to describe a group of conditions where there is inflammation in the skin. It can be either acute or chronic, or a combination of the two. Acute eczema presents as a red weeping rash, with the presence of vesicles and exudate. Chronic eczema is the reverse, being dry and scaly with lichenification.
authors.affiliation: Queens Park Medical Centre, Stockton-on-Tees.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Poyner
mesh_terms: D003872:Dermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004485:Eczema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans