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Erythema vs Eczema - What's the difference?

erythema | eczema |

As nouns the difference between erythema and eczema

is that erythema is abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation while eczema is eczema.

erythema

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
  • Skin redness from sunburn or chemical irritation

    • Derived terms

    * erythema migrans

    Related terms

    * erythrocyte * erythrophobia * erythronium

    See also

    * (wikipedia "erythema")

    External links

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    eczema

    English

    (wikipedia eczema)

    Noun

  • An acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly. It is noncontagious.

    • Hypernyms

    * dermatitis

    Derived terms

    * eczematic * eczematous