A 45-year-old member asked:
What are effective treatments for seborrheic dermatitis?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
47 years experience
Selenium: Shampoos containing selenium sulfide. You can get generic selenium sulfide shampoo at the pharmacy.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
What's an effective treatment for seborrheic dermatitis?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
ANTIFUNGAL&STEROID C: You need to use anifungal shampoos if scalp is affected
and skin rash you may need steroid cream with/without antifungal cream
consult your dermatologist or family physician.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
I need to know what's an effective treatment for seborrheic dermatitis?
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Dr. Robert Baderanswered
Dermatology 29 years experience
Dandruff: Dandruff, or seborrheic dermatitis, is a common disorder that is believed to be caused by a yeast. Most treatments are geared at reducing the yeast. Such treatments include nizoral, (ketoconazole) head and shoulders, and selsun blue. Tar shampoos and corticosteroids can be used as well. This condition rarely results in hair loss.
Treating the dandruff, usually clears the dry scalp. One can use scalp oils.
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Last updated Aug 24, 2018
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