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Seborrheic dermatitis is an inflammatory skin condition characterized by erythema, scaling, and pruritus of the scalp and other areas rich in sebaceous glands. It affects about 1–5 % of the general adult population, regardless of ethnicity. Dandruff refers to scalp scaling without evidence of inflammation and is sometimes used synonymously with the term seborrheic dermatitis.
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Dillon, JC.P., Anyanwu, C.O., Ayoade, K.O. (2017). Seborrheic Dermatitis. In: Aguh, C., Okoye, G. (eds) Fundamentals of Ethnic Hair. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45695-9_9
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