Eczema or atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin disease which is caused due to the inflammation of the skin. Eczema actually covers a wide presentation of skin symptoms. If we see the dictionary meaning of the word eczema, it is derived from the Greek language. In Greek, ‘ek’ means ‘out’ and ‘zein’ means ‘to boil’. This means that the skin seems to be boiling out. In medical terminology, this condition is known as ‘dermatitis’. ‘Derm’ …







