KUWAIT: Thirty percent of patients with skin diseases at Mubarak Hospital suffer from atopic eczema, said Dr Manar Al-Enezi, the head of the dermatology ward at the hospital, adding that more than 10,000 children under 12 years of age report to dermatology clinics in the country per year. Dr Enezi said in a statement upon launch of an awareness campaign against the disease on Sunday that the effort is aimed at educating the public about causes of the illness and treatments. The campaign has been launched on the international day for atopic eczema, officially called the World Atopic Dermatitis Day. Dr Enezi has affirmed that the disease causes are multiple and can be rooted in hereditary issues, immunity malfunction and skin defects.