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How to relieve his offspring with eczema? This common skin condition, including from an early age, is very troublesome for children, and needs to be treated by parents effectively. On Monday, in No Appointment , on Europe 1, Dr. Jimmy Mohamed has given some advice to recognize the skin pathology and take care of it.
What is eczema?
Very common, in 10 to 20% of children (4% of adults), eczema is "the second skin disease after acne," says Jimmy Mohamed. And in the majority of cases, it persists in adulthood. This disease is inflammatory and multifactorial, while its origin is immunological, genetic, and environmental. In addition, says Dr. Jimmy Mohamed, "the number of cases has doubled in thirty years."
This pathology is linked to "an unsuitable response to an abnormality of the skin that no longer plays its role of defense," he says. The skin then becomes dry and can no longer protect itself from the outside environment. The over-reaction of the immune system then gives eczema.
How to detect it?
The main signs of eczema include dry skin as well as itching. In children under one year, the lesions "rather affect the face, forehead and cheeks, arms and stomach," says Jimmy Mohamed. From one year, the lesions are rather behind "the folds like the elbows, the knees, the ears, or around the lips".
Flares usually subside around 6 years, "but the child will keep a dry skin and often a lot allergic terrain with asthma or seasonal allergies," recalls Jimmy Mohamed on Europe 1.
How to treat this disease?
Eczema must be treated, because "when the lesions are not treated, it results in superinfection," warns Jimmy Mohamed, who advises first of all to fight against skin dryness, then to moisturize the skin, " even in lulls. "
This treatment can be done with emollient creams "that can rebuild the skin barrier and limit evaporation of the skin, which will be less dry, more flexible and better equipped to fight against allergies and infections."
In case of severe crisis, the doctor recommends using corticosteroid corticosteroids to calm the inflammation and itching of the child. These creams can be applied once or twice a day, from a few days to two weeks. Speaking to worried parents, Jimmy Mohamed recalls that cortisone in the form of cream causes "almost never any side effect".