seborrheic dermatitis

Summary
Synonym
  • SKIN SEBORRHEIC
  • Seborrhoeic dermatitis
  • Seborrhoeic eczema
  • seborrhea
Definition
A dermatitis that is an inflammatory skin condition resulting in flaky, white to yellowish scales on oily areas such as the scalp or inside the ear, which is caused due to a combination of an over production of skin oil and irritation from a yeast Malassezia furfur. The symptoms include itching, skin lesions and scales, redness, plaques and hair loss.
Super Class
dermatitis
Disease Ontology
DOID:8741
Mondo Disease Ontology
MeSH
UMLS
NCI Thesaurus
Related Genes
Displaying all 2 entries
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
847 CAT catalase
7097 TLR2 toll like receptor 2
Displaying 1 entry
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
24088 Tlr2 toll-like receptor 2

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