A 46-year-old member asked:
I want to know what is the difference between eczema and dermatitis?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 58 years experience
Location and charact: The location and characterstic, these two conditions do not have any similarity whatsoever and there is never any confusion in diagnosing either.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
What are the differences between dermatitis and eczema?
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Dr. Tsu-Yi Chuanganswered
Dermatology 51 years experience
Interchangable: The difference between dermatitis and eczema is more or less academic. Dermatitis emphasizes "inflammation" which only reveals in pathological tissue exam. Eczema is a clinical term without referring to pathological finding. Classically, eczema involves seven features: erythema/redness, oozing/blistering, scaliness/flaking, crusting/cracking/dryness, swelling, itching and bleeding.
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Last updated Dec 10, 2013
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