Redness and scale in the scalp is typical.
SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS
Seborrheic dermatitis (SD) is akin to bad dandruff. The skin is red and scaly, most commonly on the scalp, but it may affect the face and other areas as well.
- Perhaps the most common patient complaint is, "My scalp itches." Or patients may say their skin is "dry" and no amount of moisturizing helps. Patients may worry that other people think they have poor hygeine--which of course is not true.
- While the hair is normal, the scalp is scaly and mildly red.
- Many people not only have SD of the scalp, but have it on the face as well. It particularly likes the eyebrows and along the sides of the nose and the ears.
- Occasionally, the folds of the axilla may become involved.
- It is common with a peak in men 20-50 years of age.
- It appears to be caused by an immune response to overgrowth of the fungus Malassezia (formerly Pityrosporum).
A very common location for SD, redness and scale along the nasolabial fold.
Seborrheic Dermatitis in skin of color showing redness, scale and hypopigmentation.
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