Nummular eczema
Definition
Nummular eczema is an allergy-related disorder in which itchy, coin-shaped spots or patches appear on the skin.
Nummular eczema
Alternate Names : Eczema - nummular, Nummular dermatitis
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Nummular eczema is an allergy-related disorder in which itchy, coin-shaped spots or patches appear on the skin.
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Nummular eczema: This is a weepy, oozy dermatitis that tends to occur a coin-shaped plaques in the winter time and is associated with very dry skin.
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Nummular eczema - This eczema causes coin sized patches of irritated skin, typically on the legs, arms or chest. It usually occurs in adults. It can be related to atopic dermatitis and, less often, allergic contact dermatitis.
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It is important to distinguish this rash from other even more common rashes, such as nummular eczema. This condition, and others, may appear similar to ringworm, but they are not fungal and require different treatment.
or a drug reaction; a pustular rash may suggest staphylococcus, scabies or a fungal skin infection; a vesicular or bullous rash may suggest chicken pox, dermatitis herpetiformis, contact dermatitis, pemphigus, bullous impetigo or nummular eczema; ...
A third type of eczema is called nummular eczematous dermatitis. This condition is defined by recurrent coin-shaped patches predominantly on the outer surfaces of the arms and legs, and less often on the trunk.
Examples of eczema include dermatitis, allergic contact eczema, seborrheic eczema, and nummular eczema. When the disease starts in infancy, it's sometimes called infantile eczema.
Another form of eczema is nummular eczema. This type is characterized by coin-shaped splotches on the skin.
Nummular dermatitis, which is also called nummular eczematous dermatitis or nummular eczema, generally affects the hands, arms, legs, and buttocks of men and women older than 55 years of age.
Discoid eczema, also known as nummular eczema, is a chronic (long-term) skin condition that causes the skin to become itchy, reddened, dry and cracked. It can affect any part of the body, but is usually seen on the:
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Moore MM, Elpern DJ, Carter DJ; Severe, generalized nummular eczema secondary to interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin combination therapy in a patient with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Arch Dermatol. 2004 Feb;140(2):215-7. [abstract] ...
Disease resembling an exudative form of nummular eczema described in Jewish males with oval lesions on the penis, trunk, and face.
Synonyms: exudative discoid and lichenoid dermatitis, Sulzberger-Garbe syndrome.
Nummular lesions are circular or coin-shaped; an example is nummular eczema.
Target (bull's-eye or iris) lesions appear as rings with central duskiness and are classic for erythema multiforme.
Nummular eczema may be treated with corticosteroid ointment, antihistamines, antibiotics, and coal tar solution. Winter itch responds well to moisturizers or emollients, particularly those containing urea or alpha-hydroxy acids.
Nummular eczema -- coin-shaped patches of irritated skin—most commonly on the arms, back, buttocks, and lower legs—that may be crusted, scaling, and extremely itchy ...
Other types of eczema include nummular eczema which causes crusty or scaly itchy coin-sized spots of irritated skin, ...
Dry skin, certain soaps and bathing too frequently worsen the condition; moisturizers and humid air may improve it. Adults may get a form called nummular eczema, which tends to be scaly, coin-shaped spots on the arms and legs.
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 See also: Eczema, Fever, Psoriasis, Bacterial, Stasis dermatitis
  
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