Asteatotic eczema Flashcards
1
Q
meaning?
A
due to very very dry skin
2
Q
who does it occur in?
A
elderly and common in winter
3
Q
look like? where?
A
This is a dry plate-like cracking of the skin with a red, eczematous component which occurs in elderly people. It occurs predominantly on the lower legs and the backs of the hands,
4
Q
cause?
A
possible repeated use of soaps and loss of stratum ocrneum lipids with age
5
Q
Treatment?
A
usual common sense ist
consider humidifying centrally heated rooms, if very bad, consider steroid
