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sebderm & dry skin?

Is it possible to have seborrheic dermatitis and not have oily skin?
Mine is really dry. No Rash, scales or flakes.

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4 Responses to “sebderm & dry skin?”

  1. Blair Blair Says:
    April 21st, 2004 at 12:07 pm

    Yes–I have very dry skin as well but still get seb derm flares.

    But if you don’t have rash, scales or flakes, then what makes you think you
    have seb derm–do you get redness at all–maybe you just have dry skin in
    the seb derm areas that could be treated with some good moisturizers–

  2. Ivan Geralyn Says:
    April 22nd, 2004 at 3:58 am

    Thanks for the response…
    A dermatologist diagnosed me with sebderm. She didn’t ask me hardly
    any questions and didn’t do any testing. I researched sebderm and
    found that I didn’t have the "classic symptoms" of it. No oily skin,
    no flakes,scales,peeling,redness,rash blisters. My skin is very dry
    and itches and I have severe hair loss. I’m thinking I was
    misdiagnosed…I’m not sure.

  3. Calvin Mccoy Says:
    April 22nd, 2004 at 8:08 pm

    Oh yeah! I actully started out with extremely dry skin, but as I
    began to wash my face several times a day my face got more and more
    oily to the point I had to wash it several times at work, and I knew
    only Accutane could get this problem under control. And so it did.

  4. Blair Blair Says:
    April 23rd, 2004 at 4:43 am

    I would go to a different derm and get another opinion–seb derm can cause
    hair loss as I have lost about 40% of my eyebrows in the past three years
    but I have most of the classic symptoms.

    You may have some type of alopecia coupled with eczema or some other type of
    contact dermatitis/atopic dermatitis–just because you have problems on the
    scalp or face does not mean you have seb derm and if the only symptoms are
    itching and dry skin, I would think you do not have seb derm.

    Go see another doc first, especially about the hairloss because that can be
    permanent–when you call around for a derm, ask the receptionist nurse if
    the doc has extensive experience in hairloss/alopecia/dermatitis–some of
    these guys are second rate or just specialize in skin cancer and know squat
    about seb derm/rosacea/dermatitis and some are top notch and you don’t want
    to waste your time and money finding the right one–sometimes it is still

    unavoidable but asking a few questions first may help narrow it down to one
    or two to choose from

    Are you male or female–could hairloss just be male pattern baldness and the
    itching/dry skin is just a coincidence?

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