338 Early Clinical Differential Diagnosis between Infant Atopic Dermatitis and Seborrheic Eczema Rubens Marcelo Souza Leite, MD, and Adriana Aragao Craveiro Leite, MD. Departamento Medico, Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, Brazil; Allergy, Instituto Saint Louis, Brasilia, Brazil. Background: Clinical differential diagnosis between atopic dermatitis and seborrheic eczema is sometimes difficult. Ea...

338 Early Clinical Differential Diagnosis between Infant Atopic Dermatitis and Seborrheic Eczema Rubens Marcelo Souza Leite, MD, and Adriana Aragao Craveiro Leite, MD. Departamento Medico, Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, Brazil; Allergy, Instituto Saint Louis, Brasilia, Brazil. Background: Clinical differential diagnosis between atopic dermatitis and seborrheic eczema is sometimes difficult. Ea...

BACKGROUND Seborrheic dermatitis is a common chronic disease. Malassezia yeasts have been implicated in the pathogenesis of this disease. Antifungal agents are known to be effective in the treatment of Malassezia yeast infections. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of itraconazole in the treatment of mild to severe facial seborrheic dermatitis. METHODS Sixty patients with moderate to sever...

Background: Seborrheic dermatitis affects approximately 2 to 5% of the populace. Interestingly, the term ‘seborrheic dermatitis’ is somewhat a misnomer as there is no direct quantitative relationship between the degree of sebaceous activity and susceptibility to seborrheic dermatitis. Method: A pilot study was performed to initiate assessment of patient satisfaction with oral minocycline and to...

Dermatosis neglecta is a condition secondary to lack of cleanliness, characterized by the formation of hyperkeratotic plaques located in a particular region of the body, usually due to a disability, and it is considered a diagnostic challenge because it can mimic other entities. We present the case of an 18-year-old woman with a 2-month history of progressive brown verrucous plaque in her face....

Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disorder clinically characterized by scaling and poorly defined erythematous patches. The prevalence of adult seborrheic dermatitis is estimated at 5%. Although the exact cause of seborrheic dermatitis has yet to be understood, Malassezia yeasts, hormones (androgens), sebum levels and immune response are known to play important role...

Background: Seborrheic dermatitis is one of the most common skin diseases. Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the topical and oral ketoconazole in treatment of intractable cases of seborrheic dermatitis referring to Faghihi Hospital in Shiraz. Patients and Methods: This study was performed on 80 cases of intractable seborrheic dermatitis in 1376-1378. The patients were randomiz...

INTRODUCTION The clinical characteristics of seborrheic dermatitis (SD), therapeutic strategies employed in current clinical practice and impact on the quality of life in the Spanish population are described. METHODS An epidemiological, multicenter, transversal study in patients older than 16 years with seborrheic dermatitis. We evaluated the intensity of symptoms (scale 0-4), and impact on t...

BACKGROUND Malassezia species play an important role in the pathogenesis of seborrheic dermatitis. In particular, M. restricta and M. globosa are considered to be the predominant organisms in seborrheic dermatitis of Western countries. However, species distribution of Malassezia in seborrheic dermatitis has not been clearly determined yet in Asia. OBJECTIVE To identify the distribution of Mal...

BACKGROUND The differential diagnosis of psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis can be difficult when both conditions are localized to the scalp without the involvement of other skin sites. OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the histopathological differences between psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis on the scalp and identify favorable criteria for their differential diagnosis. METHODS We evaluat...