My acne treatments are agravating my eczema

I used to have great skin until I got a staff infection.  It's been years since then, and a doctor said I was staff free, but my skin is now viciously tempermental.  I have adult acne that often shows up as nodules that are embarassing and take forever to go away, and I have eczema.

Usually when I see a dermatologist, I'm treated like **** off the bat in a rush to get me out of the room so they can get money from the next patient.  I've seen many.  The most recent one told me to wash with PanOxyl and use AmLactin lotion.  While my skin feels a bit better with the AmLactin, the PanOxyl doesn't seem to be making much of a difference..., at least not to my nodules, and on top of that, it's agrivating my eczema.  This isn't the first time an acne treatment has made my eczema flare up--it's very difficult to treat them both at the same time when they're in the same patch of skin!  I told the dermotologist that recomended it that I have eczema, but he said the PanOxil wouldn't bother it.  Obviously this isn't true, so what I can I do to treat my acne and eczema at the same time?

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

You need to wash the areas several times with fresh water. Do not use any cosmetic products at the sites.

Apply calamine lotion at the site of the lesions and see if it helps. You could take some oral antihistamine medications like cetrizine or loratadine. You need to maintain a good personal hygiene .

Anti-itch drugs, often antihistamine, may reduce the itch during a flare up of eczema, and the reduced scratching in turn reduces damage and irritation to the skin.

For mild-moderate eczema a weak steroid may be used (e.g. hydrocortisone or desonide), whilst more severe cases require a higher-potency steroid (e.g. clobetasol propionate, fluocinonide).

Eczema can be exacerbated by dryness of the skin. Moisturizing is one of the most important self-care treatments for sufferers of eczema. Keeping the affected area moistened can promote skin healing and relief of symptoms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eczema

Let us know if you need any further information.

It would be advisable to consult a skin specialist for your symptoms and a proper clinical examination.

Let us know if you need any other information and post us on how you are doing.

Regards.