Seborrheic dermatitis often affects the scalp in infants, with a thick, crust-like scale. This image displays the thick white and yellowish scaling typical of seborrheic dermatitis.
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References



Weston, William L., ed. Color Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology, pp 350. Mosby, 1996.

Freedberg, Irwin M, et al, ed. Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 6th Ed., pp 1198-1199. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2003.


Habif, Thomas P., ed. Clinical Dermatology A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy, pp 214-215. Mosby, 1996.

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