What is dyshidrotic eczema?

Dyshidrotic eczema or dermatitis is a relatively common form of chronic dermatitis affecting the hands and feet. It is characterized recurrent episodes of vesicles on the palms, soles, and lateral aspects of the fingers.

How do members experience dyshidrotic eczema?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with dyshidrotic eczema*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for dyshidrotic eczema*

Who has dyshidrotic eczema on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 10
30s 42
40s 44
50s 39
60s 27
70+ 13

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 37
Female 134

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What is dyshidrotic eczema?

Dyshidrotic eczema or dermatitis is a relatively common form of chronic dermatitis affecting the hands and feet. It is characterized recurrent episodes of vesicles on the palms, soles, and lateral aspects of the fingers.



Common symptoms reported by people with dyshidrotic eczema

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for dyshidrotic eczema

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Compare treatments taken by people with dyshidrotic eczema

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Who has dyshidrotic eczema on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 78 say dyshidrotic eczema is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 10
30s 42
40s 44
50s 39
60s 27
70+ 13
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 27
20-29 years 21
30-39 years 17
40-49 years 7
50-59 years 4
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 37
Female 134

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 79
Not Diagnosed 11

These charts show data from dyshidrotic eczema patients who have completed their condition history
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