Eczema, or inflammation of the upper layers of the skin occurs due to dryness of the skin which is prevalent during winter. Symptoms include redness, skin edema, itching and dryness, crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, or bleeding. A type of eczema, xerotic eczema, is dry skin that has become so serious, it turns into eczema. Limbs and the trunks are the areas most commonly affected by this type of eczema. The disorder remains mostly concentrated on the older population but there are a few cases that extend to the younger generations as well, particularly those that have dry skin disorders. The eczema worsens especially during dry winter weather.