Symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis

Seborrheic dermatitis is a common skin disease, which is more common in places with more sebaceous glands, such as the scalp, limbs, face, etc. It is a relatively difficult skin disease to treat. The head is a high-incidence area of ​​seborrheic dermatitis, which will show a phenomenon like "heavy snow". In addition, other parts of the body will also show different symptoms. So, what are the symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis?

The cause of seborrheic dermatitis is the hypersecretion of sebaceous glands, which leads to the accumulation of sebum on the skin, gradual skin inflammation, and serious damage to the health of the scalp. If you want to completely cure seborrheic dermatitis, you must thoroughly understand the symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis.

The scalp starts with small white bran-like or greasy scaly patches, which later expand and merge into large patches with clear boundaries, a slightly red base, and mild itching. In severe cases, they appear as greasy scaly circular patches.

The face, ears, behind the ears and neck often spread from the head and appear as yellow-red or greasy white scales and scabs.

Beards are more common in middle-aged men. The openings of the hair follicles are slightly red and swollen, with small light brown scabs.

The trunk is common in men over 20 years old, and is prone to occur between the chest and shoulder blades.

The folds are common in the axilla, groin, under the breasts and in the umbilicus. The lesions appear as well-defined erythema with greasy scales, disseminated friction erythema-like fissures and swelling.

It is more common on the extension side of the limbs than on the flexion side, appearing as yellow-red or light red plaques. Due to scratching, erosions may form, resembling eczema.

Infant seborrheic dermatitis: 2 to 10 weeks after birth, circular erythema with clear borders and covered with scales appears on the scalp, forehead, ears, eyebrows, nasoma and wrinkles.

The above is a detailed introduction to the symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis. What should you do if you have seborrheic dermatitis? You should take medication according to the doctor's requirements. In addition, you should also pay attention to a reasonable diet, avoid eating spicy and irritating foods, avoid smoking and drinking, maintain a positive and optimistic attitude, effectively treat seborrheic dermatitis, and prevent the recurrence of the disease.