Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Incidence of Eczema May Be Stablizing

After steady increases over the last several decades, new reported cases  of eczema seems to have stabilized, and may even be decreasing. But the incidence of systemic allergic reactions, such as anaphylaxis and those related to food appear to be increasing.

Diagnosed incidence of eczema in children had tripled during the last 30 years and recently appears to have leveled off.