Eczema/Shingles/Chickenpox Connections?

I had chicken pox when I was 6, and developed shingles on my back when I was 11. When I was 13 I got a random, outbreak of eczema on my arm one day and now have at least 4 small patches of eczema on the palm side of my arm. Could the shingles have caused or contributed to my eczema?

Also could anybody tell me what kind of eczema I might have? I don't have any food allergies at all but do have a stressful lifestyle/anxiety problems. The patches aren't extreme, they rarely bleed and if they do its just a pinprick of blood after intensive scratching (which I know I shouldn't do). They flare up at random times and then recede, only to flare up again at a later time.

The other posters' sulfur and primrose oil suggestions are good ones.

And no, eczema is not related to chicken pox.

Are you certain you do not have food allergies? You don't have to break out in hives or go into anaphylactic shock to be allergic to something.

If in fact you don't have food allergies then it very well can be due to stress. The skin acts like a barometer that shows how healthy the other organs are. If the liver and kidneys aren't functioning efficiently, the skin can detox the system...which is where the rash comes in.

A good homeopath or acupuncturist should help out a lot. They tend to treat the underlying cause and not just mask the symptoms with a bunch of nasty steroids.

Good luck.

These are all a type of Herpes virus

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Well you can be helped if you consult a good homeopathic doctor it is something deep down which is causing the problem.SULFUR 200 one dose a day first thing in the morning will help you over come it.
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Eczema is NOT caused the by the herpes virus--eczema isn't actually an infection at all. It's a reactionary response.

Stress certainly seems to be a factor, but I don't know of any real evidence that it's connected to chicken pox or shingles. Your doctor can prescribe a steroid-based cream that will help tremendously. He/she will also help you identify your triggers.

A treatment that's worked very well for me is evening primrose oil. I use it both topically and orally and it's kept me off steroids for 14 years. Buy it at any health food store and ask the person who sells it to you about possible drug interactions.

Good Luck!

Shingles is when the chicken pox virus gets systemic. Eczema is a general term for rash. Most are allergies, but one type, eczema herpiticum occurs when the pox virus infects the eczema lesions. There are so many types of rash, you should get it looked at by a doctor to determine which one you have. I wish you well getting it cleared up.

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