What prescription medications or treatments are used to treat dyshidrotic eczema?

What prescription medications or treatments are used to treat dyshidrotic eczema?

In more severe cases of dyshidrotic eczema, your healthcare provider may prescribe or recommend the following medications or treatments to help relieve your symptoms:

• System-wide corticosteroids: If corticosteroid creams or ointments don’t relieve your symptoms, your healthcare provider may prescribe an oral corticosteroid, like prednisone (Deltasone®).
• System-wide nonsteroidal immunosuppressive drugs: Long-term use of oral steroids may be unhealthy, so your healthcare provider may prescribe medications such as methotrexate tablets (Rheumatrex®), mychophenolate tablets (CellCept®) or dupilumab injections (Dupixent®).
• Phototherapy: Phototherapy uses ultraviolet light, usually ultraviolet B (UVB), from special lamps. The ultraviolet light waves in the light can help certain skin disorders, including dyshidrotic eczema. UVB can cause permanent dark spots (hyperpigmentation) in darker skin color, so it’s a good idea to check with your healthcare provider if you have darker skin.