How to distinguish seborrheic dermatitis from hormonal dermatitis

Seborrheic dermatitis and hormone-dependent dermatitis are not the same causes, but because the symptoms are somewhat similar, there are often confusion mistakes**, hormone-dependent dermatitis and seborrheic dermatitis are very similar, how to distinguish between the two conditions?

Hormone-dependent dermatitis is a dermatitis caused by the inappropriate application of topical hormones due to repeated and improper use of hormones over a long period of time. Typical symptoms are facial atrophy, thinning, shiny, hirsutism or erythema of different degrees, telangiectasia, local swelling, cracked scaling, acne-like rash, rosaceous dermatitis, atrophic marks or folliculinous pustules, aggravation of the primary disease after stopping hormone products, and obvious hormone-dependent symptoms, that is, the condition of topical hormone products improves rapidly, once the drug is stopped, more serious hormone rebound dermatitis occurs than before, and even induces bacterial and fungal infections. This condition is usually caused by hormonal drugs or hormone cosmetics.

Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs in areas with a high incidence of seborrhea. Typical lesions are yellow-red macules, patches, or maculopapular rashes covered with greasy scales and, in severe cases, oodate; or dry erythema with grayish-white chaff-like scales. The rash is more likely to occur on the scalp, eyebrows, eyelids, nose and sides, behind the ears, neck, chest and upper back, interscapular area, armpits, groin, umbilical fossa and other areas where sebaceous glands are abundant.

Although the two conditions are similar, there are differences.

Whether it is hormone-dependent dermatitis or seborrheic dermatitis, it is necessary to grasp the symptoms and then treat the symptoms, patients with seborrheic dermatitis should not use ointment to relieve the symptoms casually, which can easily lead to hormone-dependent dermatitis and seborrheic dermatitis syndrome.

Seborrheic inflammation is a chronic inflammatory disease, which tends to occur in areas with strong sebum secretion, such as the head, face, chest, armpits, etc.

The first symptoms of seborrheic ** are found in 1-3% of the population and 3-5% in young people.

It is more common in men than in women, and can occur in people between the ages of 30 and 60.

Although the cause of seborrheic ** is not clear, excessive fatty discharge in the area where the sebaceous gland is developed, that is, excessive secretion of sebum, is considered to be an important cause of seborrheic dermatitis; The hair of patients with seborrheic dermatitis contains a large amount of malacon, which is another important factor in the disease.

In addition, seborrheic dermatitis can be induced by stress, dry environment, and neurological medications.

Seborrheic ** inflammation is also accompanied by the occurrence of itching symptoms when severe.

Seborrheic ** inflammation of the face mainly occurs around the eyebrows, eyebrows, forehead, and nose, and most of them appear on the hair at the same time; And armpits and crotch thighs can also occur.