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Asked by emmaandizzy to Gioia, Iain, Jo, Leo, Mariam on 18 Jun 2010 in Categories: General.
Question: is exzema fatal ?
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Leo Garcia answered on 17 Jun 2010:
It can be in infants.
And, apparently, there is a form of eczema which can result in a potentially fatal viral infection:
http://worldvillage.com/eczema-herpeticum-can-be-fatal
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1245744/
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Joanna Watson answered on 18 Jun 2010:
I don’t think so. I think almost any disease can be fatal in VERY extreme cases – but I’ve never heard of anyone dying of eczema.
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Mariam Orme answered on 18 Jun 2010:
No, I don’t think eczema is fatal! It’s just inflammation of the skin… it can be very itchy and uncomfortable, and sometimes it doesn’t look very nice, but it shouldn’t kill you!
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