Seborrheic Dermatitis is a common dermatological problem that affects the seborrheic areas of body. Dandruff restricted to scalp, and involves itchy, flaking skin without visible inflammation. scalp as well face, retro-auricular area, upper chest, causing flaking, scaling, inflammation pruritus, can have marked erythema. Flaking in usually white-to-yellowish, greasy. It may cause discomfort emo...

OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the efficacy, safety, and tolerance of ciclopirox shampoo for treatment and prophylaxis of seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp. DESIGN Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled study. After treatment with ciclopirox shampoo once or twice weekly or vehicle for 4 weeks (study segment A), responders were randomized to a 12-week prophylactic study arm (segm...

Seborrheic dermatitis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by erythema and greasy scales [1]. The condition typically affects areas rich in sebaceous glands such as the scalp, eyebrows, glabella, nasolabial folds, postauricular area, and intertriginous areas [2, 3]. In general, scaling tends to predominate on the scalp whereas erythema tends to predominate in the flexural...

Malassezia pachydermatis is a saprophytic yeast commonly found on normal and abnormal skin of dogs. Malassezia pachydermatis and staphylococci play a significant role in seborrheic dermatitis. Malassezia dermatitis (MD) is common and should be considered in any case exhibiting erythematous, oily, and pruritic dermatitis (1). Specialty dermatology practices may see 2 or more cases of MD a week. ...

Melanin-like pigment produced in vitro and in vivo by Malassezia yeasts has not been described before. Masson-Fontana staining confirmed accumulation of black pigment on the cell walls of L-dihydroxyphenylalaline (L-DOPA)-cultured Malassezia species. Black pigment was also observed in cells and hyphae from hyperpigmented patient lesions with culture-confirmed pityriasis versicolor and seborrhei...

Dermoscopy is a method of increasing importance in the diagnoses of cutaneous diseases. On the scalp, dermoscopic aspects have been described in psoriasis, lichen planus, seborrheic dermatitis and discoid lupus. We describe the "comma” and “corkscrew hair" dermoscopic aspects found in a child of skin type 4, with tinea capitis.