Disease or Syndrome
dermatitis
der·ma·ti·tis [ dur-muh-tahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Dermatologic disorders
Etymology:
Greek derma = the skin + -itis = inflammation
Also called:
Eczema
Definitions related to dermatitis:
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An inflammatory process affecting the skin. Signs include red rash, itching, and blister formation. Representative examples are contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, and seborrheic dermatitis.NCIU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any inflammation of the skin.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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Dermatitis is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin, causing itching, blisters, redness, swelling, and often oozing, scabbing, and scaling. Dermatitis is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin, causing itching, blisters, redness, swelling, and often oozing, scabbing, and scaling.Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
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Dermatitis is a general term that describes a skin irritation. Dermatitis is a common condition that has many causes and occurs in many forms. It usually involves itchy, dry skin or a rash on swollen, reddened skin. Or it may cause the skin to blister, ooze, crust or flake off. Examples of this condition are atopic dermatitis (eczema),...Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2025
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Dermatitis, an inflammation of the skin usually characterized by redness, swelling, blister formation, and oozing and almost always by itching. The term eczema, which formerly referred to the blistered, oozing state of inflamed skin, has by common usage come to have the same meaning as dermatitis....Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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