Eczema treatment: Corticosteroids applied to the skin . Due to their safety and effectiveness, corticosteroids are commonly used to treat eczema in people of all ages, including young children. This fact sheet highlights what parents often want to know about this treatment., Eczema is fairly common. Many people with eczema have family members with the condition. Experts think it passes from parents to kids through the genes. People with eczema also may have asthma and some types of allergies, such as hay fever. Eczema, asthma, and hay fever are known as "atopic" conditions., Existing guidelines include algorithms and narrative to help physicians choose treatments for children and adolescents, based on AD severity. 9, 11 The experts agreed that validated tools such as Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD), Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI), etc., are useful for assessing disease severity, symptom burden and quality , , , .