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Suffering from eczema since last few years.please suggest treatment.

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Dr. Doanh Nguyen, md, faaaai answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Eczema treatment: Moisturizer plays an important role in keeping your skin healthy. You should apply moisturizer as many time as possible to keep your skin moist. Avoiding irritant like soap, apply cortisone cream otc and giving otc antihistamine like zyrtec (cetirizine) will help decrease the inflammation and itchiness. Thus prevent the itch-scratch cycle that aggravates the skin. See a doctor for antibiotic if it's infected.

Answered 6/29/2015

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Eczema: For severe cases not responding to high-potency steroid cream, alternate treatments may be tried. These include coal tar, ultraviolet light exposure, and chemotherapeutic agents.

Answered 8/29/2013

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