eczema

1. Generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin;
   Particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages (synset 114249538)
   is a type of: disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder - a disease affecting the skin
   subtypes:

   • dermatitis - inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters
   • allergic eczema - eczema caused by an allergic reaction
   • eczema herpeticum - eczema characterized by a feverish condition and widespread eruption of vesicles; most common in children
   • eczema vaccinatum, kaposi's varicelliform eruption - a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles
   • chronic eczema, eczema hypertrophicum, lichtenoid eczema - eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines

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