What is wrong with my skin, and how should I treat it? A few years ago I broke out with what seemed eczema after an itchy arm was scratched to oblivion. Since then, my skin has never been the same . There have been times where the high-strength steroid creams provided some temporary normality but since then I have had to keep resorting to hydrocortisone etc in order to stop the pain. However, now it is at its worst. Not only is my skin itchy, extremely dry and painful, but it is also flaky and