- Eczema (atopic dermatitis) - Nervousness, anxiety, depression,
and other psychologic disorders - It may begin with something
that rubs, irritates, or scratches the skin, such as clothing. -
This causes the person to rub or scratch the affected area.
Constant scratching causes the skin to thicken. - The thickened
skin itches, causing more scratching, which causes more
thickening. - The skin may become leathery and brownish in the
affected area. - Itching of the skin - May be long-term
(chronic) - May be intense - Increases with nervous tension,
stress - Skin lesion, patch, or plaque - Commonly located on the
ankle, wrist, neck, rectum/anal area, forearms, thighs, lower
leg, back of the knee, inner elbow - Exaggerated skin lines over
the lesion - Distinct borders to the lesion - Becomes leathery
in texture (lichenification) - Darkened (hyperpigmented) or
reddened skin - Raw areas - Scratch marks - Bacterial skin
infection - Permanent changes in skin color - Permanent scar -
Symptoms get worse - You develop ne