Seborrheic dermatitis is a common skin disease that causes an itchy rash with flaky scales. It causes redness on light skin and light patches on darker skin. It’s also called dandruff ...

You might ask yourself "Where is this dandruff coming from?" Seborrheic dermatitis is a common skin condition that can show up as dandruff on the scalp and-or as scaly patches on the skin.

The two conditions have the same root cause, but require different approaches. Below, we break down the key differences between dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis, common causes, and how to manage ...

Psoriasis has many imitators, but one that comes very close is seborrheic dermatitis. That’s because both conditions can cause red, scaly, inflamed patches on your skin. To tell the two apart ...

Other symptoms include burning, stinging and itching. The inflammation from seborrheic dermatitis causes a disruption of the ...

Seborrheic dermatitis is a common condition that causes itchy, flaky skin and may result in skin scales. This rash occurs in areas with many sebaceous glands, which produce an oily substance ...

When the condition affects children, it is often termed "cradle cap". The cause of seborrheic dermatitis is unknown but factors implicated include a yeast called Malassezia that is present in the ...

Malassezia, a yeast that often causes dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, and folliculitis (inflamed follicles), is the most ...

While experts still don't know exactly what causes seborrheic dermatitis, it most likely relates to an overproduction of Malassezia yeast. This type of yeast lives on everyone's skin, says Dr ...

but rather flare-ups of seborrheic dermatitis. She was one of more than 10 million people in the United States living with the inflammatory skin condition, known to cause chronic dryness ...

Susan Bard, MD, is a board-certified general and procedural dermatologist with the American Board of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery. Seborrheic dermatitis is a ...