DermAtlas: Dermatology Image Seborrheic_Dermatitis_1_030312 (dermatitis, seborrheic

Dermatology - FACE: dermatitis, seborrheic

Image Name:

Seborrheic_Dermatitis_1_030312

File Type:

jpg

Diagnosis:

DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC

Category:

papulosquamous eruptions

Morphology:

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Organization:

confluent

Pattern:

symmetric

Color:

red

Body Site:

face / forehead
eye lid / eye brow

Age:

17 years

Gender:

female

Image Year:

2003

Contributor:

Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

First Published:

March 12, 2003

Description:

widespread confluent red patches covered with greasy scales

Comments:

This 17-year-old girl developed multiple petaloid red patches covered with greasy scales on her scalp, forehead, eyebrows, ears, neck, and upper back and chest associated with minimal itching and burning. The patches waxed and waned for 3 years. Seborrheic dermatitis is a papulosquamous disease of unknown etiology affecting the sebum rich areas of the body.

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