Commonest symptoms are patchy areas of redness, itching, eruptions and discharge. There could be dryness, cracks, bleeding and infections due to repeated scratching. Many patients face rejection from the society due to its unsightly and irritating condition.

Extensive eczema can be incapacitating and may lead to severe restriction of activities. One of the major complication of eczema is development of asthma and hay fever in more than 50% of cases with childhood eczema. No cure has been found in modern medicine for eczema and in most of the cases as soon as the treatment is stopped, eczema resurfaces. In addition, in some cases, adverse effects of remedies can be distressing.

In Homoeopathy each patient is treated on individual basis and medicines are customized specifically for them by taking into consideration their mental and physical makeup, past and family history, and detailed account of the illness with all the aggravating and ameliorating factors. Homoeopathic treatment helps rectify the altered immune system thereby empowering the body to heal itself.

Unlike the typical use of external topical agents to bring about temporary relief, Homoeopathic medicines are administered orally to treat the disease permanently from the root. Some patients who have used topical agents chronically might experience an increase in the skin lesions in the initial part of homeopathic treatment and hence the homoeopathic medicines and their doses needs to be carefully regulated by an expert homeopathic physician in order to achieve long lasting relief. Homoeopathy treats eczema in the safest and most gentle, permanent way.