Eczema causes inflammation of the skin and formation of pustules People with eczema may have a unique set of causes, or triggers, that produce a skin rash. Eczema can sometimes occur as a brief reaction that only leads to symptoms for a few hours or days, but in other cases, the symptoms persist over a longer time and are referred to as chronic dermatitis.

Following are common symptoms of eczema:

1. 1. The first symptom in most people with eczema is intense itching. The itchy feeling, the creases and folds of skin can be very obvious, especially children who are usually only touch on the skin and itches.
2. Sometimes, eczema may lead to blisters and oozing lesions.
3. Eczema can also result in dry and scaly skin.
4. Repeated scratching may lead to thickened, crusty skin.
5. In children and adults, eczema typically occurs on the face, neck, and the insides of the elbows, knees, and ankles. In infants, eczema occurs on the forehead, cheeks, forearms, legs and neck.
6. The main symptoms of eczema are skin that is dry, red and inflamed. The area of skin that is affected is often very itchy and in some cases small blisters may form, which can weep and become crusted. The surface of the skin may become moist and crusty if these blisters burst, or when scratching damages the skin.
7. The skins of areas of eczema that have been inflamed for a while are usually much thicker than unaffected skin. Mainly this occurs as a protective response of the skin to the repeated trauma of scratching.
8. Commonly one will see splits may be appear on the skin (fissures), as the thickened skin is unable to bend as it would normally.
9. Small blisters may be seen in active eczema but occasionally large ones may occur, either due to the particular nature of the eczema or because of skin infection coming along as well when the blisters may be filled not only with clear fluid but also pus.
10. A burning sensation can also be one of the symptoms of eczema.