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Home :: Skin Disorders :: Seborrheic Dermatitis Highlighting Seborrheic Dermatitis - Treatments and CausesMany skin disorders are very common and easy to resolve with proper treatment and time. While others skin aliments are rare, and may take longer to treat and resolve. The crucial thing to remember is the faster you seek a doctor the quicker a diagnosis can be made and treatment started. Sehorrheic Dermatitis is a common skin disorder. If affects areas of the skin where there are large oil glands. The condition appears as a red, scaly rash and swollen patches. The skin can also appear to be flaking, and it can be very itchy. A person’s general outward appearance can be affected. This is not a contagious skin aliment. Who can get them?Sehorrheic Dermatitis is very common in infants and can occur after puberty and into adulthood up to the age of forty. In infants this condition is usually referred to as cradle cap. All races can be inflicted with this skin disorder. It does slightly occur more frequently in males than in females. What can cause for Seborrheic Dermatitis?The exact cause of Sehorrheic Dermatitis is unknown. The cause seems to be slightly different in both infants and adults. Sehorrheic Dermatitis may be related to hormones, as it is a condition that affects areas of the skin that have abundance in the sebaceous glands and sebum. A fungus called malassezia might also cause it. How does it happen?Seborrheic Dermatitis may result from a reaction to yeast (malassezia), especially in areas of the skin rich in sebum. Individuals with Seborrheic Dermatitis seem to be very sensitive to yeast. It can also be a reaction to changes in an individuals hormone levels. Where do they appear?Sehorrheic Dermatitis appears on the scalp, face, eyebrows, nose, ears, neck, chest, and armpits. The flaking of the scalp can look like dandruff falling. In infants it usually appears on the scalp as thick, crusty, scales. The area appears to be red, and sometimes slightly swollen. What are the symptoms of Seborrheic Dermatitis?The symptoms of Seborrheic Dermatitis include flaky skin that appears as reddish patches. It can be itchy, if a person scratches excessively it can become inflamed and might even begin to bleed and develop into an infection. Outbreaks can last weeks, months or even sometimes years. Stress, weather, oily skin, and infrequent shampooing can make this disorder worse. How can it be diagnosed?A doctor or dermatologists can easily diagnosis Seborrheic Dermatitis. The flaky scaly skin is easy to recognize. In some rare cases, the doctor may do a biopsy of the area to confirm this skin disorder and rule out any other skin aliment. What treatments are available for Seborrheic Dermatitis?Seborrheic Dermatitis may get better on its own, but with treatment it can improve more rapidly. A combination of treatments can be used to control this skin disorder. Treatments may take several weeks or months before an individual sees improvement and may need to be continued if this skin aliment recurs. First, an individual should use a shampoo daily that contains zinc pyrithione or shampoo with ones containing ketoconazole. Topical and oral corticosteroids are used to reduce the inflamed area and should be applied daily to the affected area. These should only be used for a short period of time, since they do have some side effects, especially if the individual has very sensitive skin. Topical and oral anti-fungal are used if it is determined that this is a reaction due to malassezia yeast. When washing the inflicted area, the skin should be air dried or patted with a towel; you do not want to rub hard on the area as this could lead to further irritation. You may also want to apply a moisturizer, but refrain from using any that are high in fragrance or chemicals as that can also irritate the skin. Try ones that have a high level of water as a base. While Seborrheic Dermatitis is a common skin disorder it is one that can be embarrassing for individuals when in public setting. This is why controlling this skin disorder is so important, working closely with your doctor or dermatologist you should be able to find the combination of treatments that will work best for you.
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| Posted by Patient | 2008-08-12 |
| I have the same story like yours.isnt this amazing,i had also lost hair from the crown area.Where you getting back your hair with steam theory? | |
| Posted by SHELDON | 2007-04-15 |
| HI , i have had serbohemmic dermatitis for the past 14 years or thats what i think it is. It started out as white flakes 14 yrs back when i was 8 yrs old ,which then turned into very greasy and oily stuff which were no longer flakes but whenever i used to try to remove it with my nails the greasy stuff used to get stuck in my nails and it used to come out in huge chunks along with hair. Initially i thought it was plain dandruff and did not look into it because there was no hair loss at that time but by after 7 years i was already partially bald in the front portion of my scalp. I first started of with aryuveda which was the first option as i am from india but the doctors did not know what it was and treated it as normal dandruff and gave me different oils and powders but there was no effect at all. I tried applying the oils for hair growth as well as for dandruff but there was still no effect. I even tried keeping the oil on my head for 4 hours and then steaming the scalp in a vessel of hot water to open the pores, this method helped in getting the hair back but in the regions where i lost hair but at the same time i started getting more greasy dandruff. The funny thing was that i started getting hair in only those places where i had that greasy dandruff and not in the other areas.About the dandruff ,it was more on the centre part of the scalp and less in the the frontal part of the scalp till date, and the hair is also less in the frontal part and more at the centre of the scalp. I have also noticed that in whichever regions or patches i used to get more of that greasy dandruff i used to get more hair in those regions.I still dont understand why this happens please explain this to me if u can. And it used to never itch at all except if i did not take a hair bath for more than a week. This concept of steaming my hair and getting the hair back carried me in continuing this process till the greasy dandruff became blackish in color and covered my whole scalp and started to appear on my forehead. Strangely i do not have any pimples at all but i did have some around 4 years back for a year or 2 when i just started loosing hair. I have a T shaped oily face where my forehead and nose is oily all the time. But the greasy dandruff became so thick that i had to manually scratch it of the greasy stuff because the itching began to increas and thats when i started to loose large chunks of hair becaus a doctor told me that if that if your hair is clogged it will not allow any new hair to grow so remove all the dandruff.? I then moved to allopathy where i was given menoxidil which i used for 2 years along with sebowash shampoo which contains fluocinolone acetonide ip 0.01%w/v this shampoo did get rid of all the dandruff but i kept on loosing a lot of hair in the process because as the dandruff was going away the hair was also going as they were stuck in the dandruff. I continued to use the shampoo till i got rid of all the dandruff on the theory that if my scalp is clean i will get my hair back as there will be nothing bloacking my hair from coming out but as of now nothings coming out? plz explain this part in comparison with the oily and greasy hair part where i was able to get more hair during that time. Menoxidil did not do anything at all other than i found a few changes i the way my heart beats or something near it because whenever i used to apply it i could feel something different near my heart but nothing on my scalp for sure thats why i got rid of it. I then tried a menoxidil tablets which did not give me that feeling in my heart but had no effect on my scalp either, i tried the tablets for 2 years.. I THEN TRIED A VARIETY OF OILS LIKE AMLA OIL Which is known to have the largest amount of vitamin C in it. It did help me a bit.(I wanted to know if i should continue to use it because some doctors say you should use oil and some say you should not use oils and some say u can use only some oils while some say u can use all oils, plz tell me the truth bcos i wanted to know whether it aggrevates the condition or it is safe to use it,plz advice), i also tried keo karpin , anup hair oil which is a very thich oil made from goats milk and is used to treat hair loss over here but none made such a great effect at all. I then started homeopathy where i was given sulphur. It did get rid of most of the dandruff as well as i have seen a lot of improvement in hair growth on the front area of the scalp but the hair has not come totally, like the left front part of the scalp has mor hir then the left front part and the centre frontal part of the scalp has still very very scanty hair, the effect of sulphur is there but it is very slow i have already been taking it for 6 months, the funny thing is one doctor says i have alopecia and the other doctor says its serbo. what do u feel i have? Should i continue using the sulphur homeopathy tabs ? I have not been able to find apple cider vinegar over here, i have only been able to get white synthetic vinegar will this do and should i use it concentrated? i have lemon tea oil with me is that the same as tea tree oil? i also have nilgiri oil which i think is the indian name for eucalyptis oil do you know the indian name for lavander oil? I also have hydrogen peroxide 6% ? I also have borax glycerine ip 60 Is castor oil good for the hair because many say that it makes the hair thick? I also have Becadexamin which is a multivitamim and multimineral capsule which contains vit a oily form,, vit d3 400iu,vit e 15mg, vit b1 5mg, vit b2 5mg, vit b6 2mg, vit c 75mg, folic acid 1000mcg, vit b12 5mcg,dibasic calcium phosphate 70 mg, copper sulphate 0.1 mg, magnese sulphate monohydrate 0.01mg, zinc sulphate monohydrate 28.7mg,potassium iodide 0.025 mg, magnesium oxide0.15mg....I also have becosule vitamin b complex with vitamin c capsules, Hiow many tabs should i take per day and for how long? Should i look for any other tabs having anything more? should i use sebowash or use someother shampoo? Should i go in for cod liver oil or are the tabs ok? plz help me out bcos this is my last option, i also tend to use a cap the whole day and night in the day n night to hide my baldness, is it bad and will it affect my hair growth? Can i use oils and what can i use and which should i not use?plz let me know if i have to try some different oils | |
| Posted by savitha nayak | 2006-11-21 |
| I am 23.I have got sensitive skin and have eczema since I was a 3 day old baby. Since then I am suffering of this. It was severe in my childhood. It used to occur on the joints of my legs and hands,under my arms and on my face. But now all the other parts are clear except for my face. I am really fed up treating them. The medicines I was given by different doctors are betnovate, dipsalic, locoid, diprovate, and now am using momate cream. Whenever I apply this ointiment,I don't have itching. But the time I stop using it, they again return back. This is going on since 23 years. So can you please clearly define my problem whether it is eczema or something else and help with some solutions.Is my problem curable? | |
| Posted by Anonymous | 2006-05-02 |
| I need help with this because I am 14 years old and I have dermatitis on the sides near the nose. Is it normal for teens to have it and yes, it is very embarrasing. But I want to really know what should be the best thing for me to do? | |
| Posted by One | 2006-04-11 |
| Hydrocortizone cream has helped me out, but if I quit using it, the conditions worsen again. | |
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