BACKGROUND: Malassezia yeasts were suggested to be one of the etiologic factors of seborrheic dermatitis. The genus Malassezia was recently revised into seven species. OBJECT: The study was done to classify the Malassezia yeasts cultured from the lesions of seborrheic dermatitis into one of the revised species and to find out the relationship between certain species of Malassezia and seborrheic dermatitis. METHODS: The specimen obtained from the lesions (face) of twenty cases of seborrheic dermatitis were cultured on Leeming & Notman's media. The obtained strains were placed into one of the seven species by their colony morphologies, microscopic morphologies and physiological characteristics. RESULTS: M. restricta occupied most (more than seventy percents) of the cultured colonies in 13 cases, M. globosa in 6 cases and M. furfur in 1 case respectively. CONCLUSION: M. restricta could be considered to be mostly implicated species in the seven revised Malassezia species in the lesions of seborrheic dermatitis of the face.
Dermatitis, Seborrheic* ; Malassezia* ; Yeasts

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Dermatitis, Seborrheic* ; Humans

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Dermatitis, Seborrheic* ; Lice Infestations*

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Dermatitis, Seborrheic* ; Lice Infestations*

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Dermatitis, Seborrheic* ; Humans

Ketoconazole ; Dermatitis, Seborrheic

Introduction: Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic and recurrent inflammatory dermatosis affecting different age groups with a prevalence rate of 1–5% among Asian adults. Due to its immune-modulatory and anti-inflammatory properties, vitamin D has been correlated with inflammatory dermatoses such as seborrheic dermatitis. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency, deficiency and severe deficiency among Filipino adult pa- tients with moderate to severe seborrheic dermatitis. Methods: A single-center, analytical, cross-sectional study at Makati Medical Center, which included Filipino patients aged 18– 60 years, diagnosed with moderate-to-severe seborrheic dermatitis based on Investigator's Static Global Assessment (ISGA) with serum vitamin D levels classified as normal, insufficient, deficient and severely deficient. Results: We included 61 patients, 5 patients (8%) of whom presented with normal Vitamin D levels. Twenty-one patients (34%) pre- sented with vitamin D insufficiency, 32 patients (52%) presented with vitamin D deficiency, while 3 patients (5%) presented with se- vere deficiency. Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency were more prevalent among patients in the younger age group (p = 0.001), with predominant scalp lesions (p = 0.006), and those who are single (p = 0.015). There was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and/or deficiency based on seborrheic dermatitis severity as per ISGA scale (p = 0.126). Conclusion Seborrheic dermatitis in Filipinos has been associated with vitamin D insufficiency, deficiency and severe defi- ciency. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is seen in almost half of patients while vitamin D insufficiency is seen in almost one-third of patients with seborrheic dermatitis. While topical and oral medications have been the treatment of choice for seb- orrheic dermatitis, the role of oral vitamin D supplementation as adjunct treatment may be studied.
Dermatitis, Seborrheic ; Vitamin D Deficiency

Background: Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disease characterized by erythema, scaling, pruritus over the areas of the scalp, face, ears, sternum and upper back. Tea tree oil is rich in terpene alcohols such as terpinen-4-ol which is thought to be the active germicidal component. Objective: To determine the efficacy of 5% tea tree oil cleanser in the treatment of mild-moderate facial seborrheic dermatitis and to determine the adverse side effects. Methods: Forty-five patients with clinical signs of seborrheic dermatitis were randomly assigned to one of the two treatment groups: mild cleanser and the 5% tea tree oil group. This study was done as a double-blind randomized controlled trial for 4 weeks. The parameters - area involved, erythema, scaling, and Seborrehea Area and Severity Index were taken at baseline and weekly for 4 weeks. At the end of 4 weeks, the difference of the two groups were compared using paired t-test. Results: After 4 weeks, significant clinical improvement of the area involved, erythema, and scaling and the reduction of Seborrhea Area and Severity Conclusion The use of 5% tea tree oil cleanser provides significant improvement in the treatment of mild-moderate facial seborrheic dermatitis with no adverse side effects.
Dermatitis, Seborrheic ; Tea Tree Oil

We successfully treated 5 patients with seborrheic dermatitis using Kampo medicine. Three of these patients presented with facial the lesions which had persisted for 1 to 2 years despite their having received treatment with steroid ointments or ketokonazol lotions. We treated these patients with jumihaidokuto and they recovered significantly within a few months. The two remaining patients presented with scalp lesions, which had persisted for10and 25 years respectively. We treated them with a combined formulation of keigairengyoto, makyoyokukanto and yokukansankachimpihange, and they improved remarkably after 2 and 8 months respectively.
Medicine, Kampo ; Seborrheic dermatitis ; Cases ; seconds ; month

Clothing dermatitis frequently goes unrecognized either becaue he clinical picture is mistaken for other disorders, such as seborrheic dermatitis, and prurius, or beacuse it is difficult to trace the causal agent. Contact dermatitis to disperse dyes, especially to azo dyes, has been well known and the most frequent sources of sensitization to dyes are dresses, stockings, and trousers made of synthetic fabrics We described a case of hat band contact dermatitis due to disperse dyes, proven by a patch test. Although chrome was not proven by the diphenylcirbizide method, many dyes known to be contact allergens were proved in different kinds of hat bands.
Allergens ; Clothing* ; Coloring Agents* ; Dermatitis ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact* ; Dermatitis, Contact ; Dermatitis, Seborrheic ; Patch Tests