Seborrheic dermatitis may be hereditary.
Seborrheic dermatitis is a relatively common disease in dermatology, and its cause has not been clearly defined and may be related to factors such as genetics, dietary habits, Malassezia infection, and immune dysfunction. Therefore, seborrheic dermatitis may have some genetic predisposition, i.e., children of parents with the disease are more likely to develop the disease.
Seborrheic dermatitis often occurs in areas with strong sebum secretion, such as the head, face, chest and back, with red spots of varying sizes, covered with greasy scales or yellow scabs, accompanied by itching, etc. In the acute stage of inflammation, oozing and erosion may also occur.
Treatment should be balanced diet, avoid smoking and alcohol, regular work and rest, avoid staying up late; follow the doctor’s instructions to use mometasone furoate and other glucocorticosteroids, pimecrolimus and other calcium-modulated phosphatase inhibitors and other drugs; combined with fungal infections, but also can be used externally, such as miconazole and other antifungal drugs. When itching is severe, antihistamines such as loratadine can be taken orally to improve symptoms.
To summarize, if the patient appears seborrheic dermatitis suspected symptoms, or the patient has a family history of seborrheic dermatitis, it is recommended that he or she go to a regular hospital in a timely manner to carry out the relevant examination, and standardized treatment under the guidance of the doctor.