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ChronicHandEczema.co.uk is a LEO Pharma created and funded disease awareness campaign.
CHE is eczema on your hands and wrists that hasn’t gone away for over 3 months, or that happens at least 2 times in a year. CHE can only be diagnosed by a healthcare professional. This website is intended for CHE patients and their caregivers and for a UK general public audience.
This site includes testimony from people living with CHE. The views expressed are those of the individuals. Experience with CHE may vary and medical advice should be sought from a healthcare professional.
Black and white photograph of a hand with moderate to severe hand eczema holding a tennis ball. Black and white photograph of a hand with moderate to severe hand eczema holding a tennis ball. This is a fictional patient. For illustrative purposes only.

LIVING WITH
CHRONIC HAND ECZEMA

CHRONIC HAND ECZEMA CAN HAVE A LARGE AND LONG-LASTING IMPACT ON DIFFERENT PARTS OF LIFE


Canceling plans, hiding hands, taking time off work again... Sometimes, it can feel like Chronic Hand Eczema is making every decision, big and small.

For people living with hand eczema…*1


*This study involved a survey with questions about hand eczema’s demographics and psychosocial impact. It was completed by 1023 patients with hand eczema.1

PHYSICAL

81% have felt less likely to have physical contact with others
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27% have felt it affected the physical side of their relationship with their partner  

SOCIAL

76% reported it affected social or leisure activities
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46% have felt it affected them when meeting new people

WORK

74% reported it affected their work or study
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33% felt it interfered with daily work situations

MOOD AND
SELF-ESTEEM

89% felt embarrassed or self-conscious about it
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79% felt it had a negative effect on their mood
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PEOPLE LIVING WITH CHRONIC HAND ECZEMA CAN ALSO HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF DEVELOPING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES LIKE DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY

“It can make me feel quite anxious. If I want to cook a meal for my family, I’ve got to think - how much will this hurt me? How much will this trigger my eczema?”


“I can’t write on paper because my hands are just swollen.”

Emma, a real patient with CHE
 Black and white photograph of a hand with moderate to severe hand eczema making the 'rock on' gesture.

This is a fictional patient. For illustrative purposes only.

DON'T WAIT FOR SYMPTOMS TO START HOLDING YOU BACK EVEN MORE. SPEAK TO YOUR DOCTOR TO GET HELPFUL INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.

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