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Dermatite seborreica

Última revisión: 16 Jul 2025
Última actualización: 19 Apr 2022

Resumen

Definición

Anamnesis y examen

Principales factores de diagnóstico

  • prurido no couro cabeludo
  • descamação do couro cabeludo
  • descamação dos músculos glabelares
  • descamação do sulco nasolabial
  • descamação pós-auricular
  • flocos brancos
  • eritema
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Factores de riesgo

  • estresse
  • parkinsonismo
  • Vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV)/síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida (AIDS)
  • idade <3 meses
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Pruebas diagnósticas

Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar

  • diagnóstico clínico
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Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse

  • biópsia de pele
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Algoritmo de tratamiento

Agudo

crosta láctea em lactentes

limitado ao couro cabeludo em crianças e em adultos

limitado à área que não seja do couro cabeludo em crianças e em adultos

doença disseminada ou recalcitrante em adultos

doença disseminada ou recalcitrante em crianças

Colaboradores

Autores

Camila K. Janniger, MD, FAAD, FRSPH
Camila K. Janniger

Clinical Professor

Dermatology

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Newark

NJ

Divulgaciones

CKJ declares that she has no competing interests.

Robert A. Schwartz, MD, MPH, DSc (Hon), FAAD, FRCP (Edin)
Robert A. Schwartz

Professor of Pathology, Professor of Pediatrics, and Professor of Medicine

Dermatology

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Newark

NJ

Divulgaciones

RAS is the author of several references cited in this topic.

Revisores por pares

Richard Bull, BMBCh

Consultant Dermatologist

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

London

UK

Divulgaciones

RB declares that he has no competing interests.

David S. Cassarino, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Departments of Pathology and Dermatology

UCLA

Los Angeles

CA

Divulgaciones

DSC declares that he has no competing interests.

Abdulhafez Selim, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Biomedical Technology Center

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Dhahran

Saudi Arabia

Divulgaciones

AS declares that he has no competing interests.

Jacek Szepietowski, MD, PhD, FRCP Edin

Professor and Vice Chair

Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology

University of Medicine

Wroclaw

Poland

Divulgaciones

JS declares he has no competing interests.

Referencias

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Artículos principales

Clark GW, Pope SM, Jaboori KA. Diagnosis and treatment of seborrheic dermatitis. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Feb 1;91(3):185-90.Texto completo  Resumen

Schwartz RA. Superficial fungal infections. Lancet. 2004 Sep 25-Oct 1;364(9440):1173-82. Resumen

Kim TW, Mun JH, Jwa SW, et al. Proactive treatment of adult facial seborrhoeic dermatitis with 0.1% tacrolimus ointment: randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled, multi-centre trial. Acta Derm Venereol. 2013 Sep 4;93(5):557-61.Texto completo  Resumen

Diehl C, Ferrari A. Efficacy of topical 4% Quassia amara gel in facial seborrheic dermatitis:a randomized, double-blind, comparative study. J Drugs Dermatol. 2013 Mar;12(3):312-5. Resumen

Artículos de referencia

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