Seborrhoeic Dermatitis - Causes, Triggers & Treatment Options

Seborrheic dermatitis is a common skin disease that causes an itchy rash with scaly patches. In this video, we are discussing the common causes of Seborrhoeic Dermatitis, Triggers and treatment options.

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Hi, My name is Dr Chen Yiming.
In this week’s video, I will be sharing about seborrheic dermatitis.
What is seborrheic dermatitis?
What is the cause of it and who are prone to having it?
What are the common triggers and how do we treat it?

If you are new to my channel, click on the subscribe button now.What is seborrheic dermatitis?
It is a form of eczema where there is prominent inflammation on parts of the body where there are a lot of oil producing glands like the scalp, the eyebrow, the nose and the upper back.
It will result in itching, redness of the skin and skin peeling and dandruff over the affected area.
This is the classical appearance of someone with seborrheic dermatitis.

The cause of seborrheic dermatitis is still not fully understood.
But it is believed to be genetical in origin and has also been linked with an overgrowth of a type of yeast on our skin called malassezia furfur.

Who gets seborrheic dermatitis?
It can occur classically in two groups of patients
1) Infants and in
2) Adults between 30-60 and more commonly in males than females.
Seborrheic dermatitis is also seen more commonly in patients with Parkinson’s disease and AIDS.

Common triggers for the onset of the condition include
1) stress and lack of sleep
2) Hormonal changes
3) Cold, dry weather
4) harsh detergents, solvents and soaps
5) some medications like lithium, psoralen.

Infants with seborrheic dermatitis often have a classical presentation called cradle cap.
This will appear as scaly, greasy, yellowish looking patches over the scalp and sometimes on their bottoms.
This is usually harmless and will resolve on its own most of the time. It is also non contagious.
You could help your child remove the excess scales by applying coconut oil or olive oil on their scalp for 3-4 hours before washing it off with a gentle hydrating shampoo like Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo or cetaphil baby shampoo.

In adults, treatment of seborrheic dermatitis includes a combination of
1) Antifungal cream to remove the overgrowth of yeast on our skin
And if it occurs on the scalp, antifungal shampoo is also very helpful.
Some examples of anti fungal shampoo includes - nizoral shampoo, selsun or selenium sulphide shampoo,
2) Steroid creams or lotions can also be applied on the affected areas to reduce the itch and inflammation. However these have to be advised by your doctor has long term steroid use has its associated side effects.
3) If you have thick scalp scales - cocois ointment ( which is a combination of salicylic acid + coal tar + coconut oil and sulphur ) would be very useful in helping remove excess scales.

Understand that seborrheic dermatitis is a harmless but irritating skin condition that can affect a person’s well being and self confidence.
There are treatment options which are very effective!
Consult a doctor today if you think you have seborrheic dermatitis.
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Till the next time, stay safe and stay healthy.

0:00 intro
0:25 What is seborrhoeic dermatitis?
00:49 Causes of seborrhoeic dermatitis?
01:02 Who are at risk?
01:19 Triggers of seborrhoeic dermatitis
01:35 Treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis
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