Most often localized seborrheic dermatitis (photo 1) on the head, due to an increased accumulation of sebaceous glands located here. Seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp sometimes causes partial baldness. Microbial agents and opportunistic fungi can also trigger seborrheic dermatitis in infants.
Seborrheic dermatitis symptoms pictures
The disease manifests itself gradually: slight redness, small pimple. Slowly creeping, seborrheic dermatitis (picture 2) covers an increasingly large area. The lesion is progressive in nature and, like allergic dermatitis, is accompanied by itching, sometimes even too intense.
Seborrheic areas with red spots are covered with other plaques outlined by a clear border. Further, dermatitis on the head is covered with small oily scales. The disease that affects the skin is generally symmetrical: seborrheic dermatitis (images below) on the forehead, nose, cheeks, is the same. Dermatitis on the head, located in the behind-the-ear folds, causes a pathological process: constant weeping, sticky crusts, cracks.
Seborrheic scalp dermatitis pictures
Increasing, according to the peripheral direction, seborrheic scalp dermatitis (picture 3) in the center can have completely healthy skin. The clinic of the disease of seborrhea depends on what type of dermatitis of the scalp wears: dry or oily. The yellow-pink nodules, merging, form plaques covered with greasy plates. For a short period, the curls become very oily, stick together.
Scalp dermatitis (pictures in the gallery) is fixed by a specialist as the presence of yellowish scales with a fatty type, and dandruff with a dry one. There are frequent cases when seborrheic dermatitis on the head of adolescents causes the problem of partial baldness. Fashionable cosmetics, by the way, causing contact dermatitis, newfangled shampoos, and hypothermia of the head in the cold, can be the fault.
Seborrheic dermatitis face pictures
Especially noticeable is seborrheic dermatitis on the face (picture 4), as in the most open part of the head. Dermatitis on the face is not difficult to detect. Accumulations of peeling are accompanied by intolerable itching. Postponing the fight against the disease leads to intensification. In especially serious cases, actively manifested ear dermatitis (pictures in the gallery), behind the ears.
More often, the disease develops in men. Perioral dermatitis is always painful, although it is considered cutaneous due to fungi. Gradually, the surface of the formed scales begins to become oily, thickening them. This is a warning that periocular dermatitis received re-infection.
Seborrheic dermatitis in infants pictures
The exact cause of the disease in babies is unknown. It is believed that seborrheic dermatitis in infants (picture 5) can develop if some factors converge:
- due to genetic disorders, malnutrition, frequent diseases;
- hormonal imbalance;
- activation of skin fungi.
Seborrheic dermatitis in infants causes an accumulation of sebaceous crusts. At first, the disease is a bit like diaper dermatitis, in which redness also appears in certain areas. Seborrheic dermatitis in children (photos below) covers clearly defined plaques of the neck, face, scalp, and behind-the-ear areas.
Fungal dermatitis pictures
In addition to the head, also occurs fungal dermatitis (picture 6) on the body. The initial stage of dermatitis, progressing extremely slowly, can give only symptoms: itching, redness. Fungal dermatitis on the back is localized mainly in the area between the shoulder blades.
Many believe that itching in this place can cause neurodermatitis – atopic dermatitis, which has frequent exacerbations, accompanied by itching and rash. The progression of the disease is marked by the appearance of scales. Gradually, plaques form from the scales, sometimes reaching quite a large size. Fungal dermatitis on the body, progressing, grows over a huge area.
Seborrheic dermatitis in children pictures
Infectious skin disease changes its symptoms depending on localization. Seborrheic dermatitis in child (picture 7) is diagnosed as oily and dry. Located on the face, a disease such as dermatitis in child loves to be localized in the nasolabial folds. Dry seborrheic dermatitis in children is accompanied by severe peeling, which is extremely difficult to get rid of.
Dermatitis of the scalp in children always occupies large areas, often a symptom is manifested – diarrhea. Quite often, seborrheic dermatitis on the head in children, located in the hair, contributes to their complete loss.
All pics of seborrheic dermatitis
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