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Understanding Eczema: Home Remedies and Over the Counter Medication for Skin of Color
What are the best over the counter remedies? Plain Vaseline, no scents no fragrances, we want it just hypoallergenic if possible, because eczema skin can be sensitive to even fragrances and scents. We really want the skin barrier to be repaired. Eczema is a condition that affects the skin barrier. It’s not normal skin. So...
Understanding Eczema: Impact of Lifestyle and other Illnesses on Skin of Color
How do the different seasons affect eczema? Well, typically eczema flares and cold dry weather, which is winter season. In a lot of young, healthy, active adults, sweaty, hot summer days can make their eczema worse as well, especially hand eczema. I think it’s also really important to talk about pigmentation in skin of color....
Understanding Eczema: Appearance and Impact on Skin of Color
What is eczema? Eczema is a type of rash that the body makes. It’s an immune response. Basically, what happens is the immune system breaks down in the skin and produces an itchy, sometimes scaly rash that can be very uncomfortable. Eczema impacts a wide variety of people. How does this impact skin of color?...
FDA Approves Rinvoq for Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in patients aged 12 years and older, the manufacturer announced Friday. The approval is indicated for patients with atopic dermatitis that did not respond to previous treatment and is not well controlled with other medications or when the use...
Dr. Andrew F. Alexis Talks Eczema and Ethnic Skin With MDNewsline
MDNewsline recently interviewed international skin of color expert and dermatologist Dr. Andrew F. Alexis about treating eczema in patients of color. Dr. Alexis is a member of the Skin of Color Society (SOCS) and we thank the SOCS for providing this interview opportunity. MDNewsline: According to the National Eczema Association, 20.2% of African American children in the...
Studies Show that Atopic Dermatitis is Harder to Treat in Black Patients
Eczema sufferers, also known as atopic dermatitis, can attest to how difficult is to identify a suitable treatment plan. This is especially troubling because symptoms include severe itching, scaly rashes, extremely dry skin and inflammation. This battle can be even more trying for Black people with the condition. A recent study published in Annals of...
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