What does seborrheic dermatitis feel like

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It mainly occurs in the areas with more sebaceous glands, such as scalp, face, chest and wrinkles. The symptoms of this kind of dermatitis occur on the scalp, beginning with mild moist erythema, covered with gray white chaff like scales, accompanied by mild pruritus, rash expansion, and oily scaly map like patches; in severe cases, it is accompanied by exudation, thick scab and odor, which can invade the whole head. So, in life, we should pay attention to it, the following specific talk about seborrheic dermatitis what feeling.

What does seborrheic dermatitis feel like

Symptom 1: the scalp begins with small white chaff like or greasy scaly patches, and then expands and fuses into large patches with clear boundary. The base is slightly red and mild pruritus. In severe cases, it is characterized by greasy scaly round patches, accompanied by exudation and thick scab or red papules centered on hair follicles. In severe cases, the whole scalp is covered with thick scab with greasy odor, accompanied by hair loss.

Symptom 2: face, ears, ears and neck often spread from the head, yellow red or greasy white scales and scab. There were diffuse erythema and desquamation around the eyebrow, and the eyebrows were rare due to scratching. Eyelid involvement was blepharitis, serious cases can be erosive ulcer, scar left after healing. Erosions, flushing and chaps can be found behind the ear, which can be unilateral or bilateral. It is more common in girls and young women. Seborrheic otitis externa is more common in elderly patients.

Symptom 3: the beard is more common in middle-aged men, the mouth of hair follicle is slightly red and swollen, there is a small light brown scab, often called "beard sore", stubborn and refractory. Some showed pustules at the mouth of the hair follicle with greasy scales and bright red around the base, causing damage to the hair follicle and scar formation. The scalp and pubis can also be involved at the same time.

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