title: Topical pimecrolimus in the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis.
abstract: Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that mainly affects seborrheic areas of skin. An inflammatory response to the yeast Pityrosporum ovale has been thought to be important in the etiology of the condition. Therefore, topical antifungals and corticosteroids have been the mainstay of treatment. The recent development of topical macrolactam immunomodulators has offered a useful, safe alternative to corticosteroids in the treatment of various inflammatory skin disorders. We report successful treatment of seborrheic dermatitis with pimecrolimus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brownell
authors.forename: Long T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D065095:Calcineurin Inhibitors; D012628:Dermatitis, Seborrheic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D065095:Calcineurin Inhibitors; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; C117268:pimecrolimus; D016559:Tacrolimus