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Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Eczematous > Dermatitis, Seborrheic
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Dermatitis > Dermatitis, Seborrheic
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Sebaceous Gland Diseases > Dermatitis, Seborrheic
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous > Dermatitis, Seborrheic

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Dermatitis, Seborrheic  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Dermatitis Seborrheica
  • Seborrhea
  • Seborrheic Dermatitis

Scope note

  • A chronic inflammatory disease of the skin with unknown etiology. It is characterized by moderate ERYTHEMA, dry, moist, or greasy (SEBACEOUS GLAND) scaling and yellow crusted patches on various areas, especially the scalp, that exfoliate as dandruff. Seborrheic dermatitis is common in children and adolescents with HIV INFECTIONS.

History note

  • 93; was SEBORRHEA 1963-92

In other languages

  • taliköhnäihottuma

    Finnish

  • dermatitis seborrhoica
  • eczema seborrhoica
  • eczema seborrhoicum
  • eczema seborrhoicum non specificatum
  • määrittämätön seborrooinen ihottuma
  • seborrooinen dermatiitti
  • seborrooinen ekseema
  • seborrooinen ihottuma
  • tali-ihottuma
  • taliekseema
  • taliköhnä
  • taliköhnärohtuma
  • talinvuotoihottuma
  • Seborroisk dermatit

    Swedish

  • Mjälleksem
  • Pityrodeseksem
  • Seborré
  • Seborroisk eksem

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012628

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