Oily dermatitis

A common type of dermatitis in daily life is seborrheic dermatitis. The symptoms of patients with seborrheic dermatitis are basically the appearance of red autumn rash on the affected area, and in severe cases even scales may appear. Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic skin disease. Its main cause is the overflow of oil from the affected skin. If the patient does not treat it in time, it will cause inflammation.

Once patients with oily dermatitis find that they are suffering from the disease, they must seek treatment immediately. If they are not treated in time, the inflammation will easily worsen and the inflammation will not subside, and the symptoms of the patient's affected area will become more and more serious.

Oily dermatitis is more common in young and middle-aged people, and is prone to occur in areas with more sebaceous glands, such as the head, face, behind the ears, armpits, chest, between the shoulder blades, groin, perineum, etc., and can also spread throughout the body. The initial rash is red papules or plaques that merge into one another and are covered with greasy scales or yellow crusts. Due to the different locations of occurrence, the symptoms vary. For example, in case of head damage, severe cases may be accompanied by exudation and scabs, with a foul odor, and may cause hair loss on the top of the head, which is called oily alopecia. Grayish white scales or yellow crusts are seen on the eyebrows, wings of the nose, and behind the ears, with a flushed base. There are irregular yellow-red or light red patches on the trunk, covered with bran-like scales. In severe cases, the disease can develop into erythroderma all over the body. Sometimes scratching may lead to secondary infections such as folliculitis, furuncle, and lymphadenitis. The cause of oily dermatitis is still unclear, but it is generally believed to be related to gonadal secretion disorders and caused by hypersecretion of androgens. In addition, it is related to digestive dysfunction, excessive sugar and fat intake, mental stress, excessive fatigue, bacterial infection, and vitamin B deficiency.

Patients with oily dermatitis must pay attention to skin cleansing during treatment, and use warm water to clean the affected area. In addition, patients should also avoid spicy and other irritating foods in their daily diet, as these foods will aggravate the patient's inflammation and delay the best treatment period of the disease.