She had both a positive patch test result and a positive antecubital repeated open application test result with carmine 2.5% in petrolatum. Thirty other patients had negative patch test results.
“I think it depends on the type of eczema you have. Childhood eczema tends to be localised to the face whilst eczema from the age of 2 onwards tends to present on the antecubital fossae and behind the ...
For initial treatment, compressive dressings should be removed and the limb elevated to heart level. Careful nursing and physician assessments should be done serially to assess changes in limb ...