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What causes seborrhoeic dermatitis and how can i cure it?
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Not curable: Its controllable, not curable. Cause is unknown but is is aggrevated by a yeast that lives in the skin. Treatments are medications that inhhibit the yeast (zinc based usually) or steroid type meds that suppress the inflammation.
Answered 3/20/2019
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