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Seborrheic Dermatitis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
Par Kenneth Kee
Seborrheic Dermatitis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
Par Kenneth Kee
Description
Seborrheic dermatitis is a medical inflammatory skin disorder affecting the scalp, face, and body.
Normally, seborrheic dermatitis begins with a flaky, itchy, scaly, and red skin.
It especially involves the sebaceous-gland-rich areas of skin.
In older children and adults, seborrheic dermatitis normally manifests as scalp scaling similar to dandruff or as mild to marked redness of the facial smile line fold.
It can happen with or without reddened skin.
Cradle cap is used when seborrheic dermatitis involves the scalp of infants
The exact reason for seborrheic dermatitis is not known.
Doctors think it may be due to a combination of:
1. Hormone levels,
2. Weakened immune system,
3. Lack of certain nutrients,
4. Nervous system problems
5. Irritation from yeast called Malassezia may also lead to this condition.
6. Seborrheic dermatitis appears to run in families.
Seborrheic dermatitis may be aggravated by:
1. Illness,
2. Psychological stress,
3. Fatigue,
4. Sleep deprivation,
5. Change of season
6. Reduced general health
7. Excessive vitamin A intake in children can cause seborrheic dermatitis.
8. Lack of biotin, pyridoxine (vitamin B6) and riboflavin (vitamin B2) may also be a cause.
9. Those with immunodeficiency
In general, symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis are:
1. Skin lesions
2. Plaques over large area
3. Greasy, oily areas of skin
4. Skin scales -- white and flaking, or yellowish, oily, and sticky dandruff
5. Itching -- may become more itchy if infected
6. Mild redness
Diagnosis is based on appearance and location of the skin lesions.
The treatment combines:
1. A dandruff shampoo,
2. Antifungal agent and
3. Topical steroid
4. Phototherapy
5. Diet
Other medications
1. Coal tar
2. Lithium gluconate
3. Lithium succinate
4. Vitamin B6 ointment
5. Sunlight and Exercise.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Seborrheic Dermatitis
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Furuncle
Chapter 8 Dandruff
Epilogue
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Seborrheic Dermatitis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee
Seborrheic Dermatitis,
A
Simple
Guide
To
The Condition,
Diagnosis,
Treatment
And
Related Conditions
By
Dr Kenneth Kee
M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)
Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)
Copyright Kenneth Kee 2015 Smashwords Edition
Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com
Dedication
This book is dedicated
To my wife Dorothy
And my children
Carolyn, Grace
And Kelvin
This book describes the Seborrheic Dermatitis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.
(What You Need to Treat Seborrheic Dermatitis)
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Introduction
I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.
My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.
Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).
I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.
This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale
was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions
into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale
on http://ken-med.com.
From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 700 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.
Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.
For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.
The later books go into more details of medical conditions.
The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.
Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.
As I tried to bring you the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.
Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.
I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.
I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.
I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.
Chapter 1
Seborrheic Dermatitis
What is Seborrheic dermatitis?
Seborrheic dermatitis is a medical inflammatory skin disorder affecting the scalp, face, and body.
Normally, seborrheic dermatitis begins with a flaky, itchy, scaly, and red skin.
It especially involves the sebaceous-gland-rich areas of skin.
In older children and adults, seborrheic dermatitis normally manifests as scalp scaling similar to dandruff or as mild to marked redness of the facial smile line fold.
Seborrheic dermatitis is a frequent, inflammatory skin condition that causes white to yellow flaky scales to develop on oily areas such as the scalp, face or inside the ear.
It can happen with or without reddened skin.
Cradle cap is used when seborrheic dermatitis involves the scalp of