Q: Can adults get eczema?
A: Adults can get any type of eczema, including atopic dermatitis (AD), which many people consider a childhood disease.
When AD begins after your 18th birthday, it will be called adult-onset atopic dermatitis if you never had AD before. A peak time for developing adult-onset AD is in your 50s.
Some adults who have AD had it as a child. It’s possible for AD to go away in childhood and return years later. When the AD returns, it’s often much milder.
For some children, the AD never goes away, so it’s a lifelong disease.
The numbers show that more children and adults are developing AD than ever before.But until now, dermatologists aren’t sure why this is happening.
