By Ainul Huda Mohamed Saaid <\/p>\n
This is the first of two articles on atopic eczema. The first article highlights the experience of an atopic eczema patient and a mother whose daughter suffers the condition. <\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- It is estimated that one in five children under the age of five in Malaysia suffer from eczema, a skin condition that manifests as an itchy rash. <\/p>\n
The condition is a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Symptoms include itch, reddish and flaky skin and in severe cases infected lesions. <\/p>\n
OF SUICIDE AND HORSE URINE <\/p>\n
Lee Mei Chieng from Petaling Jaya was born with atopic eczema. She went through her schooling being ridiculed and alienated just because she had 'ugly' skin. <\/p>\n
Mei recalled how she was branded with bad names such as 'AIDS' and teased that she was shredding skins like snakes do. There was a lot of stigma and one of them is that the disease is contagious. The teachers were not much of a help due to the lack of awareness. <\/p>\n
\"I had no friends at all and became withdrawn and reserved. I would cry every morning when I wake up and before I sleep, thinking about having to go to school. <\/p>\n
\"The isolation and bullying became so bad that I developed clinical depression and was suicidal, and actually attempted suicide when I was about 12 years old,\" confessed Mei to Bernama recently. <\/p>\n
Apart from the bullying she sometimes missed school due to flare-ups and seldom participates in PE (physical education) lesson because she cannot tolerate the sun's heat or sweat too much. <\/p>\n
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