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

Authors: Moises-Alfaro C.B.; Caceres-Rios H.W.; Rueda M.; Velazquez-Acosta A.; Ruiz-Maldonado R.

Source: International Journal of Dermatology, Volume 41, Number 6, June 2002 , pp. 349-351(3)

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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.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-4362.2002.01497.x

Affiliations: 1: From the Department of Dermatology, Institute for Child Health, Lima, Peru, and Department of Dermatology, National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City, Mexico

Publication date: 2002-06-01