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Management of contact eczema is usually based on identifying, removing, and avoiding the offending agent. Mild to moderate contact eczema, characterized by red, raised, flaky rashes that may or may not ooze on scratching, is usually treated with lotions, creams, or ointments. High-dose topical steroids or topical immunosuppressants, typically a cream or an ointment, are used most frequently to aid healing of severe eczema (red and inflamed areas of skin that usually ooze or bleed with or without scratching). In severe cases that persist or spread to genitalia, oral corticosteroids may be used. In both moderate and severe cases, oral antihistamines may be used to control itching. Phototherapy can also be used to relieve severe cases after other treatments have failed.

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