Fiona Wondergem gives an overview of the impact that psoriasis and its treatment can have on an individual’s quality of life.
The author would like to acknowledge the invaluable help she has been given in the writing of this article by the National Psoriasis Association.
Fiona Wondergem MSc, BSc (Hons), PG Dip HV, PG Dip HPE, RGN, RSCN is a Senior Lecturer Division of Maternal and Child Health, University of Huddersfield.
Article accepted for publication: September 2010
In this article, dermatology specialist nurse, Julie Van Onselen looks at the different types of scalp eczema and offers guidance on ways of treating this often intractable condition
Acknowledgements and further information
Reproduced with kind permission from the NES: This article first appeared in Exchange - National Eczema Society Members Magazine, Issue 137 pp16-18, Sept 2010.
National Eczema Society factsheets on seborrhoeic dermatitis in adults and cradle cap and seborrhoeic dermatitis in children can be downloaded free, along with all other NES resources from the Healthcare Professional area of www.eczema.org . Also http://www.dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/seborrhoeic-dermatitis.html.
Julie Van Onselen BA (Hons), RGN, RSCN, Dip N is a Dermatology Nurse with Oxfordshire PCT and an independent consultant at JVO Consultancy Education in Dermatology
Article accepted for publication: November 2010
In this article, Margaret Cox, Chief Executive of the National Eczema Society discusses the link between eczematous skin and infection.
Acknowledgements:
Reproduced with kind permission from the National Eczema Society (NES): This article first appeared in Exchange - National Eczema Society Members Magazine, Issue 136, pp 16-17, July 2010. For more information please visit www.eczema.org. Alternatively ring the Healthcare Professional Information Line on 020 7561 8230 or the Patient Helpline on 0800 0891122.
Margaret Cox is Chief Executive of the National Eczema Society.
Article accepted for publication: January 2011
Julie van Onselen & Margaret Cox provide an overview of skin changes that occur as we age – the intrinsic and extrinsic factors – and looks at the types of eczema most commonly experienced in later life.
Acknowledgements:
Reproduced with kind permission from the National Eczema Society (NES): This article first appeared in Exchange – National Eczema Society Members Magazine, Issue 139, pp 30-32, March 2011.
For more information please visit www.eczema.org. Alternatively ring the Healthcare Professional Information Line on 020 7561 8230 or the Patient Helpline on 0800 0891122.
Julie van Onselen, Independent Dermatology Nurse, National Eczema Society
Margaret Cox, Chief Executive, National Eczema Society
Article accepted for publication: June 2011
