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A red rash on the face.

Publication: Journal of Family Practice
Publication Date: 01-SEP-03 		Format: Online - approximately 1061 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: A red rash on the face.(Photo Rounds)(seborrheic dermatitis)

Article Excerpt
A 28-year-old man came to the office with a rash on his face. He reported he has had this rash on and off for 3 years. The rash sometimes itches around his moustache, and it gets worse with stress--he has been under increasing stress for the past 2 months. He is in good health and does not have any other symptoms, and he denies any risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Physical examination reveals erythema and scale across his eyebrows, cheeks, and near his moustache. On close inspection, the scale is visible under his moustache and eyebrows as well.

* WHAT IS THE DIAGNOSIS?

* WHAT ARE THE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS?

* DIAGNOSIS

This young man has seborrhea (seborrheic dermatitis), a superficial inflammatory dermatitis. It is a common condition characterized by patches of erythema and scaling, usually on the scalp (ie, dandruff), eyebrows, nasolabial creases, forehead, cheeks, around the nose, behind the ears, and under facial hair. Seborrhea...

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