title: Topical anti-inflammatory agents for seborrheic dermatitis of the face or scalp: summary of a Cochrane Review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Are there differences in effectiveness between topical anti-inflammatory treatments (steroids, calcineurin inhibitors, or lithium salts) and placebo or azoles in the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis of the face and scalp in adults?
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The topical anti-inflammatory treatments were more effective in achieving total clearance of symptoms than placebo by 1.4-fold to 8.5-fold, but there are no considerable differences in the anti-inflammatory topical treatments or in comparison with azoles for short-term treatment. There is no evidence of treatment effects in long-term, continuous, or intermittent use of these compounds despite the chronic nature of the disease.
authors: Social Insurance Institute of Finland, Regional Office for Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
authors: Helena
authors: H
authors: Kastarinen
authors: Department of Community Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria.
authors: Enembe O
authors: EO
authors: Okokon
authors: Cochrane Occupational Safety and Health Review Group, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Kuopio, Finland.
authors: Jos H
authors: JH
authors: Verbeek
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012628:Dermatitis, Seborrheic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003879:Dermatologic Agents