After a week or two of use I’ve noticed some of my nails have gone a bit crinkly, kind of like they have gone soft and been dented a bit.

Could this be that the eczema cream has softened the nails?  Or perhaps it is just a coincidence, either way I will be a bit more careful when applying the cream so as not to get any on the nails.

Recently another small patch sprung up on the end of my right-hand little finger. It was around the nail area and soon spread to the two fingers next to it.  As usual I smothered the patches in Eumovate but it was quite a stubborn patch and after about a month or so of daily Eumovate use, although it had calmed down a bit, it was still there.  My Eumovate cream ran out and normally I’d go and buy some more but as I’m now living in Thailand I couldn’t find any.  I went into a chemist and asked them if they had any eczema cream and they gave me some P-Vate clobetasol propionate cream.  The pharmacist said it was very strong and not to use it for more than a few days.  I got home and applied the cream and by the next day the skin was already looking much better and now a week later of applying the cream around three times a day it is almost gone.

I don’t know much about this type of cream so hope there are no long term risks of using it long term but for now I am very happy with it.

After a week in the sea it did look better, or at least different!

Anyone else found this?

Eumovate, the cream I have been using says not to use it on your face as it can damage the skin which is a shame as it has worked wherever I have put it before.  Hopefully it won’t develop into full blown eczema as I don’t think I’d be too happy with it on my face!

HC45 cream on the other hand is much more useful for eczema but it is an over the counter cortisol cream so that is to be expected.

There are a number of products, a shower gel, cream etc.

Small Patch of Eczema on my Inner Upper Arm

Nothing much really but its a new eczema site. Hopefully the Eumovate cream will quickly reduce it and keep it away for a while.

I’ve got small patches of eczema trying to break through on my arms and hands but I’m keeping it at bay with the Eumovate cream.  I’m hoping that once the weather starts to get warmer and dryer the eczema will die down.  For now it’s my best hope of a cure.

Similiar to what I've got/had

It first appears as a small scratch or itchy patch of eczema - skin inflammation - on seemingly healthy skin. A small red, itchy spot quickly develops into a blister containing a yellow substance.

Later, the top of the blister becomes crusty and weeps while new blisters develop in the same place or on other parts of the body. Impetigo usually begins on the face, especially around the corners of the mouth, the nose and back of the ears.

I started getting really dry lips a couple of weeks ago and then they started to become itchy and scratchy.  I thought it might be a cold sore but as I’d not had one before I wasn’t sure.  I tried some Zovirax but it didn’t make it any better.  Next I tried some Blistex cream which is for dry and damaged lips.  This kept them moist if I used it regularly but the itching persisted and soon little bubbles or blisters where appearing.  When I’d wake up in the morning my lips would be covered in a a layer of yellow crust as the blisters had wept in the night.  Not only was this painful but it was now starting to look very gross!

I thought it must be eczema as I have had weeping eczema before but I spoke to a few people and they suggested it might be impetigo.  After doing some reading on the web it looked like I would need to see a doctor.  I booked my appointment and told them the symptoms and they said it was likely to be impetigo.  I got a prescription for some Fucidin cream which is fusidic acid and started applying it three-four times a day with instruction from the doctor to come back in a week if it had not cleared up.  Within a day it was starting to get better and by day four it was almost gone and the lips were no longer so dry.  But then I woke up this morning on day six and the blisters and the golden crust was back!  Looks like impetigo might be an formidable opponent as eczema!