Scarlett Erven lived an ordinary life when she was younger; as she got older she had noticed that her skin started to become dry, itchy, and swollen. She was like this way for months, until she went to her dermatologist; Scarlett was diagnosed with Eczema. Eczema is a skin disease that is also known as "atopic dermatitis," which causes: inflammation to the skin, redness, and an itching sensation (“Understand Eczema—the Basics”). Atopic Dermatitis, eczema, is a noncontagious disease that is most common in infants, but most people outgrow it by early adulthood (Frey 338). Some theories on how eczema is caused is that the immune system overreacts to irritants, it is inherited from family members, or it is an allergic disease that leads to the
