Experts caution. According to the Spanish Society of Allergology (SEAIC), three in ten children under five suffer from atopic dermatitis. Eczema and itching are the symptoms that usually warn of the emergence of this disease, which particularly affects infants and children. In most cases, episodes are not serious. The condition arises because the patient has a hypersensitivity to certain substances, foods, pollen, fabrics like wool, “what makes you more likely to develop allergies,” explains Fernando Allegue, dermatologist at the USP Hospital San Carlos de Murcia. According to SEAIC, more than half of children with atopic dermatitis develop bronchial asthma in youth.

After hiding atopic dermatitis genetic factors, 60% of patients have a parent with allergies. Autumn and spring are the critical times of the year. When you see the problem, parents must “avoid forms of ventilation that dry the skin”, such as heating or air conditioning without humidifiers and too much power.

Treatment hydrates the skin through gels, creams and bath oils special. In this way, you control the itch. If the outbreak is more severe, we must provide antihistamines. But not worth anyone who is not sleepy are not as effective. When atopic dermatitis is more serious, makes use of corticosteroids. However, by their side effects, many doctors now opt for another type of drugs known as immunomodulators.

The debate among experts is open. The Spanish Society of warns that “Overall, the incidence and prevalence of allergic diseases has increased,” and warning that atopic dermatitis is a “first step” you can continue with bronchial asthma or rhinitis.

Not only are cases of this type of dermatitis. Also, the hives, affecting two out of ten people, or by contact eczema, which have 4.2% of the population and can develop after the application of cosmetics or topical medications.

Experts advise to go to the specialist to undergo a skin-testing Allergy studies. Begin early treatment is crucial because research shows that “patients suffering from skin allergies, especially those affected by urticaria, are the group most affected Allergy considering their daily lives, over asthmatics and those suffering rhinitis. The hives are actually allergic disease that occur more sick leave affects school performance.