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For example, a type of eczema called nummular dermatitis is most commonly found in men over age 60.

Nummular eczema is usually a chronic condition.

"Did you happen to notice a nummular lesion on Dr. Mehta's thigh?"

Nummular dermatitis consists of distinctive coin-shaped red plaques that are most commonly seen on the legs, hands, arms, and torso.

Nummular eczema can also be worsened by stress and excessive caffeine, which dehydrates the body and thus the skin.

To help clear the lesions of nummular dermatitis, apply a moisturizing lotion and a prescription-strength corticosteroid cream.

Nummular dermatitis does not appear to be a genetic condition, is not related to food allergies, and is not contagious.

Sulzberger-Garbe syndrome (also known as "Oid-oid disease") is a cutaneous condition, a type of therapy resistant nummular eczema.

Other rashes can look like ringworm, including spider bites, nummular eczema, and Lyme disease, a more serious infection that produces a bull's-eye shaped rash.

Red, itchy, circular patches of weeping, scaly, or crusted skin signal nummular dermatitis, common in older people who have dry skin or live in dry environments.

Discoid eczema (aka nummular e., exudative e., microbial e.) is characterized by round spots of oozing or dry rash, with clear boundaries, often on lower legs.

Dr. Kirshbaum believes chronic tension is the direct cause of nummular eczema, characterized by coin-shaped dry, scaly lesions on the backs of the hands and feet or on the forearms or legs.

Nutritional deficiency eczema is a pattern of eczema with localized, thickened, scaling patches that have some characteristics of nummular eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, and neurodermatitis that may be seen in alcoholics.

Strong steroids are used for psoriasis, lichen planus, discoid lupus, chapped feet, lichen simplex chronicus, severe poison ivy exposure, alopecia areata, nummular eczema, and severe atopic dermatitis in adults.

If the diagnosis is in doubt, tests may be performed to rule out similar conditions such as Lyme disease, ringworm, guttate psoriasis, nummular or discoid eczema, drug eruptions, other viral exanthems, and especially secondary syphilis.

Nummular eczema (nummular dermatitis) is characterized by coin-shaped patches of irritated skin, most commonly located on the arms, back, buttocks, and lower legs, that may be crusted, scaling, and extremely itchy.

There are no specific tests that can be performed to test for EAC; tests should be performed to rule out other possible diseases such as: pityriasis rosea, tinea corporis, psoriasis, nummular eczema, atopic dermatitis, drug reaction, erythema migrans and other rashes.