Seborrhoeic dermatitis, also known as
seborrhoeic eczema , or simply
seborrhea , is a chronic, relapsing and usually mild dermatitis . It's a skin disorder affecting the scalp, face, and
torso . Typically, it presents with scaly, flaky, itchy, and red skin. It particularly affects the sebaceous-gland-rich areas of the skin. In infants, seborrhoeic dermatitis is called "cradle cap". In adolescents and adults, it usually presents as scalp scaling or as
redness of the nasolabial fold .
Dandruff is a type of seborrhoeic dermatitis where inflammation is not present

Seborrhoeic dermatitis' symptoms appear gradually, and usually the first signs are flaky skin and scalp.

Symptoms occur most commonly anywhere on the skin of the scalp, behind the ears , on the face , and in areas where the skin folds. Flakes may be yellow, white or grayish. [5] Redness and flaking may also occur on the skin near the eyelashes , on the forehead , around the sides of the nose, on the
chest , and on the upper back.


In more severe cases, yellowish to reddish scaly pimples appear along the hairline, behind the ears, in the ear canal, on the eyebrows , on the bridge of the nose, around the nose, on the chest, and on the upper back.

Commonly, patients experience mild redness, scaly skin lesions and in some cases hair loss.

Other symptoms include patchy scaling or thick crusts on the scalp, red, greasy skin covered with flaky white or yellow scales, itching, soreness and yellow or white scales that may attach to the hair shaft.

Seborrhoeic dermatitis can occur in
infants younger than three months and it causes a thick, oily, yellowish crust around the hairline and on the scalp. Itching is not common among infants. Frequently, a stubborn diaper rash accompanies the scalp rash. Usually, when it occurs in infants the condition resolves itself within days and with no treatment.

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