Archaeologist

Case Study: 43-year old female Archaeologist

There is no history of eczema in the Archaeologist’s family, and she didn’t have it as a child. However, for the past 8 years, she has suffered from eczema on her hands, and now also has it on her scalp.

She was referred to a Dermatologist shortly after the initial diagnosis was made, and although she had a mild ‘flare up’ a couple of weeks ago, she describes her hand eczema as ‘fair’ over the past few months.

Eczema tends to make her hands rough, tender and cracked, and she is currently using moisturisers and a coal tar soap she bought off the internet to treat them. She has tried other treatments, but found that they didn’t help.

Her hand eczema is worse in the winter, and although washing up and perfumes make it worse, she refuses to let it affect her life.