Seborrheic dermatitis is a common condition that usually appears as simple dandruff. It may affect the scalp, the central part of the face and the anterior portion of the chest, as well as flexural creases of the arms, legs and groin. It occurs most often in infants and in adults between 30 and 60 years of age. Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome may have particularly resistant cas...

BACKGROUND Videocapillaroscopy (VCP) can be used to explore microcirculatory modifications in skin diseases. Psoriasis shows specific capillary alterations reflecting typical histopathological changes. OBJECTIVE To compare capillary morphology, distribution and density in psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp for differential diagnosis. METHODS VCP was performed on histology-conf...

INTRODUCTION Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. One of the components of metabolic syndrome is inflammation, and many inflammatory cytokines play a critical role in the disease. The aim of this study is to investigate metabolic syndrome and to evaluate the relationship between the parameters of the disease and disease severity in patients with seborrheic dermatitis. ...

Seborrheic dermatitis (SD) is a common inflammatory disorder of the skin, characterized by erythema covered with greasy-looking scales and seen over areas rich in sebaceous glands-namely, the scalp, face, chest, back and flexural areas. Though much remains to be learned, there is increasing understanding of the etiopathogenesis of seborrheic dermatitis. This should eventually lead to more effec...

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate association lipid profile abnormality and eborrheic dermatitis by analyzing profile; severity seborrheic dermatitis. Methods: This prospective observational conducted in department dermatology Dr. D.Y. Patil University Hospital, School Medicine, Navi Mumbai. diagnosed cases Seborrheic Dermatitis were subjected examination. demographic disease then...

conclusions the nested-pcr is a rapid and repeatable method for identification of important malassezia species and this method is recommended for use on more patients. in addition the most common agents of pityriasis versicolor and seborrheic dermatitis were m. furfur and m. restricta, respectively. results the most common isolate was malassezia furfur (51.3%) followed by m. globosa (35.2%) and...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and most common etiologies of scalp scaling in infants and prepubertal children and the specificity of head and neck lymphadenopathy for the diagnosis of tinea capitis associated with scalp scaling. DESIGN/METHODS A cross-sectional study of 300 children, 200 from an urban general pediatric practice and 100 from 2 urban pediatric dermatology practices, was...

From the Department of Dermatology (L.N.) and Centro Studi Gruppo Italiano Studi Epidemiologici in Dermatologia (L.N., A.R.), Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo; and the Section of Dermatology, Department of Endocrinologic and Medical Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa (A.R.) — both in Italy. Address reprint requests to Dr. Naldi at Centro Studi GISED, Ospedali Riuniti, Largo Barozzi 1, 24128 Bergamo,...

Background: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) essential oil has been traditionally used in the ayurvedic system of medicine for healing burns, infections and seborrheic dermatitis. But yet, no controlled human study has determined its efficacy. Objective: The goal of the current study was to compare the efficacy of 5% tea tree essential oil (TTO) gel with placebo in the treatment of mild to m...