what causes ecezema in infants?

Answer 1

Eczema is common in babies, children and adults. Eczema in babies usually appears in the first year, and usually gets better as they grow older. There are two main types of eczema in babies. The eczema that causes cradle cap and nappy rash, is the most common type. It’s not itchy and doesn’t really affect the child much. However, infantile eczema is usually due to an allergic reaction and can be very irritating and sore. Eczema is not infectious.

Signs and symptoms of infantile eczema

Dry, sore, red, scaly skin.
Very itchy.
Small watery blisters.
Affects any part of the body but creases in the skin (e.g. underside of the elbows, behind the knees) are most often affected.
Infantile eczema may be made worse by stress, illness (e.g. colds, fever), or even teething.

Answer 2

The exact cause of eczema is not known. Although it is activated by the immune system and is related to allergic reactions, it is not the same as other allergic reactions. People with eczema do have the IgE antibodies (immunoglobulin E) produced by the immune system as part of allergic reactions.


Contact with the external trigger (allergen) causes the skin to become inflamed. The duration of the contact is not important. Eczema can develop on first contact (in days to weeks) or over time with repeated contact (in months to years).

Common triggers of eczema include the following:

Soaps

Detergents

Weather (hot, cold, humid, or dry)

Environmental allergens

Jewelry

Creams

Food handling

Clothing

Sweating

Gloves

Rubbing

Bacteria

Emotional or mental stress

Severe forms of eczema are caused by powerful allergic responses to external agents that cannot be eliminated from the environment.

Risk factors for eczema include the following:

People with severe eczema usually also have hay fever and asthma.

Eczema is probably hereditary and often is found in other family members.

Eczema is not contagious.

Risk factors for an eczema flare include the following:

Illness

Physical or mental stress

Exposure to skin irritants

Answer 3

Obviously try to do a diary of everything the baby eats etc...
My daughter is allergic to red#40 a food dye. Everytime we needed to give her tylenol she would get ecezema-ish all over her butt and trunk area. After she was a bit older and had red Jello it all made sense. I had never heard of it before. So check out food allergy lists.
It is amazing how many food allergies there are.
Good luck!

Answer 4

My niece had it as a baby and it was caused by a grain allergy. She is two now and has out grown it.