Mild: doesn't interfere with normal activities.

Eczema is not caused by laundry soap you use to wash clothing.

The herpes virus can cause a serious skin infection in children with eczema. Keep your child away from anyone with fever blisters (cold sores). Use a humidifier if the air in your home is dry. Avoid wool fibers and clothes made of other scratchy, rough materials. If certain foods cause severe itching (flares), avoid them. Avoid any animals that make the rash worse. Keep your child from lying on the grass during grass pollen season. It's the most common skin condition of the first 10 years.

About 30% of babies with severe eczema also have food allergies.

Flare-ups are from skin contact with soap, shampoo, pollen or other irritating substances.

A type of dry, sensitive skin that children inherit.

The rash is usually the same on both sides of the body.

The elbows, wrists, and knees are the most common places.

In older children, eczema is found in the joint creases.

In infants, the outer surfaces of the arms and legs also become involved.

Location: Classic eczema starts on the cheeks at 1 to 6 months of age.

With flare-ups (itching attacks), the rash becomes red or even raw and weepy.

The medical name for eczema is atopic dermatitis.

Recurrent flare-ups of severe itching occur.

An itchy rash that your doctor told you was eczema.

Skin pronlems with blisters that weep