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The following scenario is all too familiar to many: you experience a sudden, intense itch. That itch turns into an angry, scaly red rash, and then that begins to spread. No, it's not poison ivy nor chickenpox. You have atopic dermatitis , better known as eczema.

According to the National Eczema Association , more than 31 million people in the United States alone experience this genetic skin condition . Everyone from Adele to Suni Lee has dealt with it , and it gained media attention thanks to the 2023 documentary "Under My Skin: Untold Stories of Life with Eczema," as well as the 2016 HBO series "The Night Of," in which John Turturro's character, John Stone, has an intense case of eczema. While his flare-ups famously l

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