Journal of General Practice Nursing (GPN) | May 2016

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Eczema in the summer months

Eczema in the summer months
Editorial

Article topics: Eczema, inhaled allergens

Summer months — a blessing or a curse for people with eczema? 

Eczema is a dry, itchy sometimes inflamed skin condition. People who have atopic eczema often find that their condition flares and remits with frustrating randomness. Many individuals (or parents of children with eczema) will spend a lot of energy trying to work out what makes their skin better and/or worse. Because there are multiple factors involved in the way eczema develops, it is often impossible to categorically determine what causes flare ups...

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