During a flare-up

Symptoms become worse during a flare-up, and you or your child may need stronger treatment when this happens.

During a flare-up, your skin may be:

• extremely itchy, red, hot, dry and scaly
• wet, weeping and swollen
• infected with bacteria (usually Staphylococcus aureus)  

Read more about infections and other complications of atopic eczema.