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ID DOID:8741
Name seborrheic dermatitis
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.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000963.htm
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ICD10CM:L21

ICD9CM:690.1

MESH:D012628

NCI:C111888

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:156328004

UMLS_CUI:C0036508

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DOID:8740

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Synonyms

seborrhea [EXACT]

Seborrhoeic dermatitis [EXACT]

Seborrhoeic eczema [EXACT]

SKIN SEBORRHEIC [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a dermatitis

Subclass Logical Relationships

has symptom some hair loss

has symptom some itching

has symptom some skin lesion

has symptom some skin desquamation

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