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Dr Daniel Glass
The Dermatology Clinic London
What causes eczema flare ups?
Dr Daniel Glass lists some of the causes of eczema flare-ups, including infection (caused by scratching the skin), stressful situations, and environmental factors (such as pollen or chemicals).
Transcript
So eczema flares from a number of things. Often, infection is involved. And if you scratch the skin repeatedly and break the barrier, then you can introduce infection. And that can cause a flare of your eczema. Stressful environments and stress at work or at school can...stress can make eczema worse and be that stress at work or stress at school, that can cause a flare of your eczema. And then environmental factors that you come into contact with. So you can develop allergies to chemicals you come into contact with and things around the house, such as house dust mite. And all of these things can cause your eczema to flare.