![Cold weather brings itchy, irritated, dry and scaly skin – here's how to treat eczema and other skin conditions and when to see a doctor Cold weather brings itchy, irritated, dry and scaly skin – here's how to treat eczema and other skin conditions and when to see a doctor](https://images.theconversation.com/files/504514/original/file-20230113-14-njqskz.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1000&fit=clip)
Cold weather brings itchy, irritated, dry and scaly skin – here's how to treat eczema and other skin conditions and when to see a doctor
![Dermatographia is a condition also known as skin writing. When people who have dermatographia lightly scratch their skin, the scratches redden into a raised wheal similar to hives. These marks usually disappear Dermatographia is a condition also known as skin writing. When people who have dermatographia lightly scratch their skin, the scratches redden into a raised wheal similar to hives. These marks usually disappear](https://preview.redd.it/swktnwl659i01.png?auto=webp&s=aac51871a7228df80a57fa093e760b386e8e21b7)
Dermatographia is a condition also known as skin writing. When people who have dermatographia lightly scratch their skin, the scratches redden into a raised wheal similar to hives. These marks usually disappear
![Some people have a condition called Dermatographia where scratching the skin causes it to raise and turn red. : r/mildlyinteresting Some people have a condition called Dermatographia where scratching the skin causes it to raise and turn red. : r/mildlyinteresting](https://i.redd.it/omd7yfgroig41.jpg)
Some people have a condition called Dermatographia where scratching the skin causes it to raise and turn red. : r/mildlyinteresting
![I have a skin condition called Dermatographia which causes my skin to raise from the smallest scratch and I like to draw flowers on myself sometimes! : r/mildlyinteresting I have a skin condition called Dermatographia which causes my skin to raise from the smallest scratch and I like to draw flowers on myself sometimes! : r/mildlyinteresting](https://preview.redd.it/8q2783t8hs051.jpg?auto=webp&s=956140e630b2a681fc836e15e56b7297b884ca1f)