The cells of the immune system work in various ways in skin disease. The rash that occurs after being stung by some insects happens within minutes of contact.
It is due to the release of chemicals such as histamine by immunity cells within the skin layers. This is known as 'immediate hypersensitivity'.
Slower acting forms of response by the immune system occur because the population of cells that react against the invading substance or organism (allergen) needs to be built up from a small number of 'memory' cells that recognize the allergen.
Two or three days these cells give rise to others that in turn switch on other defense mechanisms such as the release of chemicals that attract the scavenger cells of the immune system. Because of the lag between initial contact and subsequent reaction, this is called 'delayed hypersensitivity'. The skin reactions underlying allergic contact eczema are of this type.
Eczema is not an infectious or contagious skin disorder. But, what can worsen the eczema problem is because of the infection from the bacteria. Bacteria can easily invade on the dry skin. Once the bacteria invade, you will not stop scratching and rubbing. This will increase the itchiness and making you to scratch more and more.
Until now, the real cure for eczema problem still not been found yet but treatment for recovering from eczema symptoms are a lot. This is because many organizations had produce eczema medicine nowadays. But, most of eczema medicine just effective for one short term only. To get better eczema treatment result, eczema patients should undergo the treatment continuously.
Eczema is a skin problem that appears on the outer layer of the skin and often disturbing our life. This is because of the dry condition that making someone feels very itchy and sore on the affected area. If not being treated, eczema may become more severe. However, eczema cannot be spread by touching or connecting with people who having eczema because eczema is not a contagious disease.
Even though it is not contagious, you still need to treat the condition before it getting worse. Worst condition may cause the lesions to pus-filled and your skin surface turn to crusty, crack, and scaly. This will disrupt your daily activities.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, all the illness and ailments occur because of the Qi's (energy) flow in our body disturbed. Thus, we need to stimulate the energy back by using herbal acupuncture treatment technique. With herbal acupuncture treatment, you can strengthen your body's immune system so that it can fight against the eczema virus.
Besides that, acupuncture can clear the heat inside patient's body. It can increase the dampness of the skin.