Optimizing treatment approaches in seborrheic dermatitis.

摘要: Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic, recurring, cutaneous condition that causes erythema and flaking, sometimes appearing as macules or plaques with dry white moist oily scales. In adults, it commonly occurs in areas high concentrations of sebaceous glands. The face scalp are the most frequently affected areas, involvement multiple sites common. Dandruff regarded mild noninflammatory form seborrheic dermatitis. There incidence among persons human immunodeficiency virus infection Parkinson's disease. cause not well understood, but appears to be related composition gland secretions, proliferation Malessezia yeasts, host immune response. Treatment options for nonscalp include topical agents shampoos containing antifungal agents, anti-inflammatory keratolytic calcineurin inhibitors. Because body usually involved, physician should examine all areas. Patients made aware chronic will probably recur even after successful treatment.