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==Background==
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*Also known as cradle cap, infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis, crusta lactea, milk crust, and honeycomb disease
*Starts between 2-6 weeks of life; improves by 6 months
*The role of malassezia furfur, a non-contagious fungus, in the pathogenesis of neonatal seborrheic dermatitis is unclear

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==Clinical Features==
[[File:Baby With Cradle Cap.jpg|thumb|An infant with "cradle cap" (i.e. seborrhoeic dermatitis).]]
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*Greasy yellow-red scales
*Proclivity for scalp (cradlecap), but may find around ears, cheeks, neck, and nasolabial folds
*Not pruritic
*Also axilla and groin where there are significant sebaceous glands

==Differential Diagnosis==
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==Evaluation==
*Clinical diagnosis
**Consider immunosuppression or [[HIV]] in severe or widespread lesions

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==Management==
*Salicylic acid shampoo (Sebulex) OR
*Application of mineral oil followed by washing and removal of scales with comb
*Avoid topical steroids 

==Disposition==
*Outpatient

==See Also==
[[Neonatal Rashes]]

[[Category:Dermatology]]
[[Category:Pediatrics]]