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==Overview==
Several [[medical conditions]] can mimic [[eczema]], with overlapping features. These conditions could be due to an [[inflammatory]], [[infectious]], [[immunodeficiency]], or a [[nutritional deficiency]] problem. It is important to differentiate one from another to render proper [[medical treatment]].<ref name="pmidhttps://doi.org/10.3390/jcm4050884">{{cite journal| author=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G| title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes. | journal=Biochem Pharmacol | year= 1975 | volume= 24 | issue= 17 | pages= 1639-41 | pmid=https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm4050884 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10  }} </ref>
==Differential Diagnosis==
*Several [[medical conditions]] can mimic [[eczema]], with overlapping features. These conditions could be due to an [[inflammatory]], [[infectious]], [[immunodeficiency]], or a [[nutritional deficiency]] problem.
*Table 1 summarizes these [[medical conditions]], with their corresponding expected time of presentations.
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|+<big>''' Table 1. [[Differential Diagnosis]] of [[Eczema]].'''</big>
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! align="center" style="background: #00CED1; width: 300px;" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|Medical Condition}}
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| rowspan="4" align="center" style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #E6E6FA; font-weight: bold" |[[Inflammatory]]
| align="left" style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Psoriasis]]
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*[[Plaque]] with [[silvery scales]].
| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Adolescence]] to [[adulthood]],
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==References==
==References==

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Overview

Several medical conditions can mimic eczema, with overlapping features. These conditions could be due to an inflammatory, infectious, immunodeficiency, or a nutritional deficiency problem. It is important to differentiate one from another to render proper medical treatment.[1]


Differential Diagnosis


Table 1. Differential Diagnosis of Eczema.
Type Medical Condition Manifestations Expected Time of Presentation
Inflammatory Psoriasis Adolescence to adulthood,

References

  1. Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G (1975). "Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes". Biochem Pharmacol. 24 (17): 1639–41. PMID https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm4050884 Check |pmid= value (help).