Seborrheic dermatitis: What Patients Should Know
By Dr. Emily Dang, DO · · Dermatology
Patients often ask us about seborrheic dermatitis. Here is what our Dermatology clinicians want you to know.
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Topic: seborrheic dermatitis. A dermatitis that is an inflammatory skin condition resulting in flaky, white to yellowish scales on oily areas such as the scalp or inside the ear, which is caused due to a combination of an over production of skin oil and irritation from a yeast Malassezia furfur. The symptoms include itching, skin lesions and scales, redness, plaques and hair loss.
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