A 24-year-old, typically healthy female student reports a red rash with scaly skin on her face and scalp during a stressful exam period. The skin is typically shiny, greasy, and coarse in texture. The lateral aspects of the nose, cheeks, and forehead exhibit pronounced redness.
Diagnosis: This student most likely has seborrhea. Seborrhea is a moderate inflammatory skin condition that exacerbates during periods of mental stress and cold weather.
The skin exhibits redness, accompanied by the emergence of numerous scales in the face and occasionally the scalp. The skin is coated with a type of greasy layer that can be lifted.
The nutritional supplements that are appropriate for the management of seborrhea are:
- Vitamin B complex, recommended dosage: standard.
- Biotin – a form of vitamin B. Recommended dosage: 600 mcg (micrograms).
- Extract from the borage plant. Suggested dosage: 300 mg.
- Vitamin A, recommended dosage: a maximum of 10,000 international units (IU) per day.
