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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, seborrheic

Body Site

scalp forehead

Age

15 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

confluent

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

A healthy 15-year-old girl complained of a chronic somewhat itchy red scaly eruption involving her scalp and forehead. Note traction alopecia as well. She improved with antiseborrheic shampoo and topical steroid ointment. A fungal culture was negative.

Description

symmetric confluent scaly red patches

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions hair disorders

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2/2/2004 8:19:50

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