generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
"The doctor diagnosed me with eczema after noticing the widespread itchy rash and tiny fluid-filled blisters that had suddenly appeared on my arms."
A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.
"After weeks of scratching his itchy, oozing rash that left behind thick crusts and scales, he finally saw a doctor who diagnosed him with eczema."