Seborrheic Dermatitis

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

多发于头面部，为淡红色斑片，干燥、脱屑、瘙痒，受风加重，或头皮瘙痒，头屑多，毛发干枯脱落；伴口干口渴，大便干燥；舌质偏红，苔薄白，脉细数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Commonly occurs on the head and face, presenting with pale red patches, dry scaling and itching that worsen after exposure to wind.
  • Or it may manifest as an itchy scalp, excessive dandruff, and dry, brittle hair that falls out easily.
  • Often accompanied by dry mouth, thirst, and dry, difficult bowel movements.
  • The tongue appears red with a thin, white coating.
  • The pulse tends to be thin and slightly rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

祛风清热，养血润燥

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help dispel wind and clear internal heat, reducing discomfort such as dizziness, sore throat, or skin rashes.
  • May help nourish the blood and moisten dryness, alleviating symptoms like a sallow complexion, dry skin, or itching and scaling.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

皮损为潮红斑片，有油腻性痂屑，甚至糜烂、渗出；伴口苦，口黏，脘腹痞满，小便短赤，大便臭秽；舌质红，苔黄腻，脉滑数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • The skin presents with flushed red patches covered by greasy crusts and scales; in severe cases, there may be erosions and oozing.
  • Bitter taste in the mouth, with a sticky and unclean sensation.
  • Fullness and distension in the upper and lower abdomen, feeling blocked and uncomfortable.
  • Urine is scanty and yellowish.
  • Stools are foul-smelling and markedly odorous.
  • The tongue is red with a yellow, greasy coating.
  • The pulse feels smooth and somewhat rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

健脾除湿，清热止痒

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help strengthen the spleen and stomach and eliminate internal dampness, reducing discomfort such as poor appetite, heaviness, or loose stools.
  • May help clear internal heat and relieve itching, alleviating symptoms like red skin rashes, severe itching, or repeated scratching.

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