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Seborrhoeic dermatitis - Management
When should I refer?
- Consider referral to a dermatologist if there is:
- Diagnostic uncertainty.
- Failure to respond to routine treatment.
- Severe or widespread seborrhoeic dermatitis.
- Eyelid involvement (where simple eyelid hygiene measures have been unsuccessful).
Basis for recommendation
- CKS found no referral guidelines for seborrhoeic dermatitis.
- The recommendation to refer if there is diagnostic uncertainty or the person is not responding to topical treatment is supported by a review of the treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis [Johnson and Nunley, 2000].
- The recommendation to refer if seborrhoeic dermatitis is severe or widespread is pragmatic advice. For more information, see Managing severe or widespread seborrhoeic dermatitis.
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