title: Assessing and treating adult patients with eczema.
abstract: Eczematous conditions are common in all age ranges; this article focuses on conditions that affect adults. The principles of assessment and the use of emollients and topical corticosteroids covered in the article apply to the majority of eczematous conditions.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham. sandra.lawton@nuh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lawton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D004485:Eczema / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004643:Emollients / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D004643:Emollients