Atopic Eczema or Atopic Dermatitis 

Atopic Eczema or Atopic Dermatitis - Atopic Eczema or Atopic Dermatitis comes and goes repeatedly, and usually comes in people who have an inherited tendency to have allergies. In about 70 percent of cases of eczema are either the patient or a family member has allergic asthma, hay fever or food allergies. Atopic Eczema  comes along early in life, usually in children between 2 months and 18 months old. In children, Atopic Eczema  primarily affects the face, neck, ears and torso. Atopic Eczema  also appears on the tops of feet or the outside surface of elbows. Atopic Eczema  also is caught in older children, teen-agers and adults, where it usually affects the skin inside the creases of the inward bend of the elbow, knee, ankle, or wrist joints, the hands, or the upper eyelids.