Egan and colleagues described five patients who had dyshidrotic eczema unresponsive to conventional therapy or who were intolerant of glucocorticoids. The patients experienced clearing or ...

Dyshidrotic eczema is also more common in people who also have another type of eczema. A flare-up of other conditions that affect the immune system, such as allergies, could also lead to a flare ...

While eczema does involve the immune system, most scientists wouldn’t classify eczema as an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases occur when the body’s immune system attacks a specific part ...

Your immune system plays a part by reacting strongly to perceived threats (which is ... Stress and cold, dry weather can also lead to a flare-up (worsening of symptoms). Dyshidrotic eczema (also ...

Home remedies, topical creams, and dietary changes may be enough to treat itchy blisters on your feet from dyshidrotic eczema. A doctor may also prescribe medications or other therapies.

This is when the immune system detects a threat and kicks in to fight it off. Chronic inflammation can be influenced by diet. Is obesity and a high-fat diet linked to eczema and psoriasis?

Your immune system sees these irritants as dangerous and responds with inflammation, which creates itching and a rash. The main symptom of eczema is itching, which can be very intense and is often ...

Viruses and bacteria are known to subvert the immune system using mimic or inhibitory proteins. Here the authors show that the protein Ank5 from the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi inhibits ...