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Abstract
A chronic inflammatory disease of the skin with unknown etiology. It is characterized by moderate ERYTHEMA, dry, moist, or greasy (SEBACEOUS GLAND) scaling and yellow crusted patches on various areas, especially the scalp, that exfoliate as dandruff. Seborrheic dermatitis is common in children and adolescents with HIV INFECTIONS.
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- Dermatitis Seborrheica
- Dermatitis, Seborrheic
- Seborrhea
- Dermatitides, Seborrheic
- Seborrheic Dermatitides
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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93; was SEBORRHEA 1963-92
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Seborrheic Dermatitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012628. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012628
- Seborrheic Dermatitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seborrhoeic_dermatitis
- Seborrheic Dermatitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q448310