CHARACTERISTICS AND TREATMENT OF SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS USING TOPICAL TACROLIMUS
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Background and Aims: Seborrheic dermatitis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease impacting quality of life. This study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics and factors associated with seborrheic dermatitis. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted 170 patients diagnostic Seborrheic dermatitis at the Dermatology Department, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, from 06. 2024 to 02.2025. Results: The disease is common in the age group >60 (37.7%), the lesion location on the face accounts for a high proportion, 71.2%; 48.3% of patients have erythema, 39.4% of patients have severe skin peeling. 60% of patients have a history of seborrheic dermatitis before. This time, 46.5% of cases have a disease duration of >1 month; Conclusion: There is a relationship between the severity of erythema and skin peeling symptoms and the disease duration (p < 0.01). There is no relationship between the severity of erythema and fungal infection (p > 0.05); There is a relationship between the severity of skin peeling symptoms and fungal infection (p < 0.05), patients with skin fungal infection have significantly more severe skin peeling lesions.
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seborrheic dermatitis, tacrolimus, topical treatment, clinical efficacy, facial lesions
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