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Symptoms. Atopic dermatitis on the chest Enlarge image. Infantile eczema Enlarge image. Atopic dermatitis (eczema) symptoms can appear anywhere on the body and vary widely from person to person. They may include: Dry, cracked skin. Itchiness (pruritus) Rash on swollen skin that varies in color depending on your skin color.
Common symptoms of atopic dermatitis are: Dry, cracked skin. Itchiness. Raw skin from scratching. Small, raised bumps, on brown or Black skin. Oozing and crusting. Thickened skin. Atopic dermatitis also is called eczema. It often occurs in the folds of the elbows, behind the knees and on the front of the neck.
Treatment. Treatment of atopic dermatitis may start with regular moisturizing and other self-care habits. If these don't help, your health care provider might suggest medicated creams that control itching and help repair skin. These are sometimes combined with other treatments. Atopic dermatitis can be persistent.
Symptoms. Each type of dermatitis tends to occur on a different part of the body. Symptoms may include: Itchiness that can be painful. Dry, cracked, scaly skin, more typical on white skin. Rash on swollen skin that varies in color depending on skin color. Blisters, perhaps with oozing and crusting.
Plaque psoriasis, the most common form of psoriasis, causes dry, raised skin patches (plaques) covered with gray or silver scales. It may look different depending on your skin color, ranging from pink on white skin to brown or gray on brown or Black skin. You may have just a few plaques or many. After the plaques clear up, the affected skin ...
Patches of skin that are dry, scaly, itchy, and red or purplish, depending on skin color, may be a common type of skin rash called eczema. In babies a common form of eczema affects the face, scalp, and the arms and legs. To treat baby eczema, keep the skin from drying out and avoid things that irritate the baby's skin:
Seborrheic (seb-o-REE-ik) dermatitis is a common skin condition that mainly affects your scalp. It causes scaly patches, inflamed skin and stubborn dandruff. It usually affects oily areas of the body, such as the face, sides of the nose, eyebrows, ears, eyelids and chest. This condition can be irritating but it's not contagious, and it doesn't ...
The rash can develop within minutes to hours of exposure, and it can last 2 to 4 weeks. Signs and symptoms of contact dermatitis vary widely and may include: An itchy rash. Leathery patches that are darker than usual (hyperpigmented), typically on brown or Black skin. Dry, cracked, scaly skin, typically on white skin.
Atopic dermatitis on the chest. Inflammation caused by atopic dermatitis can cover large areas of the body, such as the chest, or be limited to a few small spots. There is a problem with information submitted for this request. Review/update the information highlighted below and resubmit the form.
Causes. By Mayo Clinic Staff. Some rashes occur only on the breast. But most breast rashes have the same possible causes as rashes on other parts of the body. Causes of a rash that occurs only on the breast include: Breast abscess. Inflammatory breast cancer. Mammary duct ectasia. Mastitis (an infection in breast tissue)