Is Eczema A Hereditary Disease?

Is eczema a genetic related disease? Can you inherit the disease from your parents? Well sadly the answer is a 'yes'. Till today there is no single universal cure for eczema.

The genetic make up of individual is different and there is no way to tell which combination of genes will trigger the outbreak of it. To date doctors has not been able to isolate the exact genes that cause eczema.

Some researchers believe that a combination of defective genes in conjunction with environmental factors are most likely to trigger eczema outbreak. No one knows for sure if the genes contributing to eczema is passed from the paternal or maternal side or both.

Both parents may have genes that contributes to eczema but they themselves don't suffer from it. When combination of defective genes get passed on their offspring, the children may or may not experience any visible symptoms of it.

Some people suffer from young while others do not experience it till they become adults. There is no clear explanation as to why some people get it when they are adults but suffice to say, it is quite apparent that environmental conditions and lifestyle does contribute or aggravate the situation.