Showing posts with label seborrheic dermatitis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seborrheic dermatitis. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Chronic Eczema Treatment

Management of Persistent, Recurrent Dermatitis

Chronic eczema treatment involves topical steroids, immunomodulators, intralesional steroids and other supportive therapy to get rid of the persistent or recurrent dermatitis.


Most dermatitis can go into a chronic stage whereby there are remissions and exacerbations depending upon the triggers and the constitution of the patient. Common chronic eczemas include lichen simplex chronicus (neurodermatitis), chronic stage of atopic eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, dry eczema etc.


Wednesday, January 14, 2009

How to Get Rid of Seborrheic Dermatitis?

Getting rid of seborrheic dermatitis is a difficult task. Seborrheic eczema treatment decisions has to take in account the patho-physiological basis of the disease.

Increased activity of sebaceous glands and infection with malassezia group of yeasts are the two basic causes for seborrheic dermatitis. For any treatment to be effective both these factors have to be dealt with properly. Getting the seborrheic dermatitis basic facts correct is thus essential for learning how to get rid of the disease.

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