Itchy Skin?

Itchy skin?

Several conditions can cause the skin to be prone to varying degrees of itching: contact eczema, lichen planus, urticaria, dryness in mature skin, etc. Itching is also caused by atopic dermatitis, a common form of dermatosis that affects children and adults, triggering uncomfortable, incapacitating sensations of itching.

Common in infants and young children, atopic dermatitis is a condition of which itchiness is the most irritating symptom:
it disturbs the child's quality of life and disrupts their sleep, as well as that of their parents. Calming the itchiness requires local anti-inflammatory medication, specific dermocosmetic care and the adoption of alternative actions.

Dry, atopic skin

Characteristics

Atopic skin is very dry skin affected by inflammatory flare-ups at more or less close intervals. During these flare-up phases, flaky red patches of varying sizes appear on the skin, and itch a lot. They ooze at first, then thicken and dry up.

The itching

It disturbs the child's daily life and is sometimes so intense that it stops not only the child from sleeping but the parents as well.

The skin

The skin is always dry, even between flare-ups, and appears pale and rough.

The affected areas

Atopic skin is dry in general, and all over. During these flare-ups, crisis areas appear. Before the age of one, these crisis areas are generally located on the cheeks, forehead, torso and limbs. Later, it is the large skin folds that are affected (folds of the elbows and back of the knees).