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- Title
Seborrheic Dermatitis.
- Authors
Webster, Guy
- Abstract
Seborrheic dermatitis is an extraordinarily common skin disease. Seborrheic dermatitis is actually dandruff of the face because the fine scale seen in seborrheic dermatitis is similar to that seen on the scalp with dandruff. Pityrosporum ovale has been incriminated as the cause of seborrheic dermatitis. This yeast is a member of the normal flora of sebaceous regions, particularly the head, and is present in large numbers in all adults regardless of whether they have seborrheic dermatitis. Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome have more Pityrosporum ovale on their facial scale from sites with seborrheic dermatitis than from areas with no disease.
- Subjects
SKIN inflammation; MALASSEZIA ovale; DANDRUFF; YEAST; IMMUNOLOGICAL deficiency syndromes; SKIN diseases
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 1991, Vol 30, Issue 12, p843
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-4362.1991.tb04347.x