Treatment

The treatment for dermatitis varies, depending on the cause and your symptoms. In addition to the lifestyle and home remedies recommendations below, dermatitis treatment might include one or more of the following:

• Applying to the affected skin corticosteroid creams, gels or ointments
• Applying to the affected skin certain creams or ointments that affect your immune system (calcineurin inhibitors)
• Exposing the affected area to controlled amounts of natural or artificial light (phototherapy)
• Using oral corticosteroids (pills) or injectable dupilumab, for severe disease
• Using wet dressings, a medical treatment for severe atopic dermatitis that involves applying a corticosteroid and wrapping it with wet bandages