Eczema and dermatitis while visiting Sweden
Medically reviewed by Dr Toha Soodhun, specialist in family medicine · 15 November 2026
Eczema makes the skin dry, red, itchy and sometimes cracked or blistered. Travel, cold dry air, new soaps and hotel washing powders can trigger a flare. The basis of treatment is moisturising often and using cortisone cream on the eczema. Mild cortisone cream is sold without prescription; a doctor can prescribe a stronger one by video.
Self-care
- Use plenty of fragrance-free moisturiser several times a day, especially after washing.
- Wash less often where you have eczema and avoid perfumed soaps.
- A mild hydrocortisone cream from the pharmacy can calm a small patch.
- Try to identify and avoid triggers such as nickel, rubber or perfumes in skin products.
What a video doctor can do
- See the eczema on camera and choose the right strength of cortisone for that part of the body
- Spot signs of infection that may need other treatment
- Send a prescription to a pharmacy near you
See a doctor in person if…
- No improvement after a week of over-the-counter cortisone cream
- The eczema is weeping, crusting or spreading — it may be infected
Our clinics in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö can usually see you the same day (3,200 SEK, or +700 SEK after a video consultation). If you cannot come in, we can visit you at your hotel or home in central Gothenburg, Stockholm or Malmö — see prices.
Seek emergency care or call 112 if…
- Painful, rapidly spreading clusters of blisters or sores on eczema together with fever — this needs urgent assessment the same day
Questions
Is cortisone cream safe?
Used as the doctor advises, for the right length of time and in the right strength for the area, the risk of side effects is very small.
Can you prescribe the cream I use at home?
Often a Swedish equivalent can be prescribed after the doctor has assessed you.
See a licensed Swedish doctor by video
2,500 SEK · No personnummer or BankID · Insurance documents included
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