Literal meaning of eczema is derived from the Greek word which means boils and literal meaning of dermatitis, derma means skin and itis means inflammation, inflammation is a type of reaction by the body. Generally any allergic reaction which keeps appearing repeatedly is called eczema or dermatitis. Dermatitis is used more in American context, in British context eczema is the term which is more often. Generally the typical eczema is a patch which has lot of itching and which sometimes having some time oozing or bubbles on top of it. Some people can have very dry eczema and some can have wet eczema.
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