What is available now are various therapies designed to put the illness under control and manage the debilitating symptoms (itchiness, skin rashes, lesions, painful open sores) it inflicts on its victims. Genetics and some From their findings, doctors also believe eczema is a genetic defect that results in the abnormality of the barrier function of the skin. A support group or a camp created for people living with eczema can help. In Brazil in 2003, a hospital started a support group for children with atopic dermatitis. In the beginning, the children were insecure and mostly kept to themselves. After they recognized their similarities, they began interacting with one another. The other causes are airborne particles that get embedded in clothes and against the skin (under the collar, along the waistband). Harsh chemicals touching the hands or saturating the clothes cause eczema. Other workers get them from chemicals that become hazardous after being exposed to the sun. (These are most common in roof and agricultural workers. It is said that about 10 to 20 percent of all kids will likely develop this kind of skin problem. Most children that are suffering from this will completely outgrow the symptoms or see significant improvements with these as they grow older. There are only about 10 percent of adults who will get this condition for the first time. Infants get this disease on their cheeks, knees or elbows. There are also some adults that acquire such, especially those who are under tough pressure and stress, and people who are exposed to chemical irritants and allergens. This is also common to happen to people with family members who are suffering from hay fever and asthma. Eczema is found to be common in families with histories on allergy and asthma. Contact with coarse materials can make the skin itchy. Too hot or too cold exposures can also trigger itch as well as exposures to certain soaps or detergents. Animal fur and stress sometimes can trigger these flare-ups (sudden skin rashes).