Changes in the appearance of eczema by using Eczema-Ltd III:
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Occurrence of Foot Eczema
Foot Eczema or Juvenile Plantar Eczema is skin inflammation triggered by friction of the sole of the foot
often from rubbing against the inside of an poor fitting shoe. Also know as: fore foot dermatitis, atopic winter
feet, fore foot eczema, and sweating sock dermatitis.. The various names often depends on the belief concerning
it's cause.
Foot eczema (juvenile plantar eczema) affects mainly children. One or both feet may be
involved and sometimes the hands. Juvenile plantar eczema is seen most often
in boys between 3-15 years of age, but it occasionally occurs in adults. When
it occurs in children it does tend to gradually improve. It is usually most
severe during the summer months.
It has become particularly common in recent years since athletic shoes have
become more fashionable. Changing to leather footwear and wearing cotton socks
may help relieve the problem. Above all else it is important that the footwear
fits well and the sole of the foot is not sliding against the insole of the
shoe. Emollients or ointments may be required.
Causes of Foot Eczema
The synthetic materials or chemicals used in the shoes or socks often play
an important role in foot eczema. Sweat retention and occlusion of the feet
by woolen or polyester socks. Keeping the foot for a long time in a shoe or
sock without aeration is an important triggering factor.
Walking barefooted on woolen or polyester carpets may contribute to juvenile
plantar eczema. This may lead to static electric charges that may also have a
role in skin dryness and initiation of this condition.
Symptoms of Foot Eczema
Foot eczema is characterized by symmetrical smooth, red-glazed
appearance of the skin with fissuring, loss of epidermal ridge pattern, and
fine scaling. It causes the sole of the foot to become red, hot, and sore.
The average age for foot eczema or foot eczema to occur is
between 3-15 years of age but it occasionally occurs in adults. The most
common symptoms are redness, irritation, cracking, and soreness, itching is
seldom reported. The plantar surfaces of the larger toes are the first areas
to be involved. Other weight-bearing areas are subsequently affected, but
there is relative sparing of the instep and inter-digital web spaces of the
foot.
Controlling foot Eczema
To control or manage foot eczema, the following recommendations may be helpful:
- Avoid walking barefooted.
- Wear well-fitting shoes, preferably leather, with two pairs of cotton socks.
- Schedule quiet times with little or no walking to allow the cracks to heal.
- Cover cracks in the feet to aid in faster healing. Plasters are usually
satisfactory. Take care not to stick the toes together!
- Please use caution in the use of prescribed topical steroid ointments as the
steroid ointments as use of steroids creams or ointments can cause the skin to thin or
skin removal, and does not heal the skin. The more potent products are worth a trial
for a couple of weeks. If helpful, they should then be reserved for a flare-up,
particularly if the affected skin is red or itchy.
- Apply Eczema-Ltd III disks to the affected areas of the foot, but STOP the steroids permanently.
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