Your skin is your body’s largest organ. It covers and protects your body. Your skin

Holds body fluids in, preventing dehydration
Keeps harmful microbes out, preventing infections
Helps you feel things like heat, cold, and pain
Keeps your body temperature even
Makes vitamin D when the sun shines on it

Anything that irritates, clogs, or inflames your skin can cause symptoms such as redness, swelling, burning, and itching. Allergies, irritants, your genetic makeup, and certain diseases and immune system problems can cause rashes, hives, and other skin conditions. Many skin problems, such as acne, also affect your appearance.

NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

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Eczema is an allergy that is related immunologically to allergies that a person may have in their nose or eyes. Find out how to retain oils to combat symptoms of eczema with help from a practicing pediatrician in this free video on allergies and eczema.

Expert: David Hill
Contact: www.capefearpediatrics.com
Bio: Dr. David Hill is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and vice president of Cape Fear Pediatrics in Wilmington, N.C.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

Eczema is a general term for any time of dermatitis or inflammation of the skin. Dr. Jill Hanson, Allergist with Boys Town Pediatrics, explains the causes of eczema, what eczema looks like, and how eczema is treated. For more videos and tips, visit https://www.boystownhospital.org/KnowledgeCenter/Pages/default.aspx

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