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Infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis and Pityrosporum ovale
Author(s) -
BROBERG ANN,
FAERGEMANN JAN
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1989.tb04160.x
Subject(s) - seborrhoeic dermatitis , medicine , dermatology , university hospital , library science , family medicine , computer science
SUMMARY Twenty children (mean age 9 weeks) with infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis (ISD) were investigated with cultures for bacteria, Pityrosporum ovale and other fungi, and 20 healthy children served as controls. P. ovale and Staphylococcus aureus were the dominant organisms. P. ovale was cultured in 18 of 20 infants with ISD as compared to 4 of 20 controls. S. aureus was cultured in 14 of 20 infants with ISD as compared to 1 of 20 controls. The role of S. aureus in ISD is not known, but it could be a secondary invader as is supposed in atopic dermatitis (AD). Even if P. ovale may be suspected as the aetiological agent of ISD further studies are needed to clarify the exact role of the organism in ISD.