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Diagnosis and treatment of seborrheic dermatitis.
Am Fam Physician. 2015 Feb 01; 91(3):185-90.AF

Abstract

Seborrheic dermatitis is a common skin condition in infants, adolescents, and adults. The characteristic symptoms-scaling, erythema, and itching-occur most often on the scalp, face, chest, back, axilla, and groin. Seborrheic dermatitis is a clinical diagnosis based on the location and appearance of the lesions. The skin changes are thought to result from an inflammatory response to a common skin organism, Malassezia yeast. Treatment with antifungal agents such as topical ketoconazole is the mainstay of therapy for seborrheic dermatitis of the face and body. Because of possible adverse effects, anti-inflammatory agents such as topical corticosteroids and calcineurin inhibitors should be used only for short durations. Several over-the-counter shampoos are available for treatment of seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp, and patients should be directed to initiate therapy with one of these agents. Antifungal shampoos (long-term) and topical corticosteroids (short-term) can be used as second-line agents for treatment of scalp seborrheic dermatitis.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Clark GW
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA.
Pope SM
Puget Sound Family Medicine Residency Program, Naval Hospital, Bremerton, WA, USA.
Jaboori KA
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA.

MeSH

Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntifungal AgentsCalcineurin InhibitorsDermatitis, SeborrheicDermatologic AgentsDiagnosis, DifferentialHumans

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

25822272

Citation

Clark, Gary W., et al. "Diagnosis and Treatment of Seborrheic Dermatitis." American Family Physician, vol. 91, no. 3, 2015, pp. 185-90.
Clark GW, Pope SM, Jaboori KA. Diagnosis and treatment of seborrheic dermatitis. Am Fam Physician. 2015;91(3):185-90.
Clark, G. W., Pope, S. M., & Jaboori, K. A. (2015). Diagnosis and treatment of seborrheic dermatitis. American Family Physician, 91(3), 185-90.
Clark GW, Pope SM, Jaboori KA. Diagnosis and Treatment of Seborrheic Dermatitis. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Feb 1;91(3):185-90. PubMed PMID: 25822272.
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