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. 2002 Jun;41(6):349-51.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2002.01497.x.

Are infantile seborrheic and atopic dermatitis clinical variants of the same disease?

Celia B Moises-Alfaro  1 , Hector W Caceres-Rios, Monica Rueda, Alvaro Velazquez-Acosta, Ramon Ruiz-Maldonado
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Are infantile seborrheic and atopic dermatitis clinical variants of the same disease?

Celia B Moises-Alfaro et al. Int J Dermatol. 2002 Jun.

Abstract

Background: The relationship between infantile seborrheic dermatitis (ISD) and infantile atopic dermatitis (IAD) is controversial.

Methods: Ninety-six children aged 2-12 months diagnosed with atopic dermatitis and a comparable control group of healthy children were evaluated. Demographic data, personal history of ISD and personal or family history of atopy was considered in both groups.

Results: A personal history of ISD was found in 49% of IAD cases and in 17% of controls (P < 0.05).

Conclusions: Our result and those of the literature do not demonstrate a relationship between ISD and IAD. However, a number of cases of AD have an ISD-like clinical picture. It is probable that ISD is a syndrome and not a disease.

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