Dr Treasure M. McGuire is Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Mater Health Services, Brisbane and Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast.
Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is a recurring, non-infectious, inflammatory skin condition that will affect one in three Australians at some stage of their life. Current estimates are that more than 1.5 million Australians suffer from different degrees of eczema. The condition is most common in people with a family history of an atopic disorder, including asthma or hay fever.
Although eczema affects all ages, it usually appears in early childhood (in babies between two and six months) and disappears around six years of age. In...
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