A New Postulate on Two Stages of Dandruff: A Clinical Perspective
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Dandruff (pityriasis capitis, seborrheic dermatitis confined to the scalp) is a disease that has been around for centuries despite several treatment options. Almost every day new players are entering the market with various antidandruff products, perhaps due to an increase in the incidence of dandruff all over the world. Interestingly, clinicians, especially dermatologists, gave little attention to this problem. At the end, the dandruff sufferer is puzzled by the array of antidandruff products with varied claims entering the market day by day. Why have we not achieved complete treatment success against dandruff? Is dandruff a disease or disorder? It seems that our understanding about dandruff perfectly fits into the famous saying of Albert Einstein, “as the area of light increases, so does the circumferences of darkness.” Have dermatologists left dandruff unattended, only to be exploited by the personal care industry?
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Dandruff is much more common than SD and affects approximately 50% of the general adult population worldwide.
“Comparing with SD, dandruff is much more common, and affects approximately 50% of the general adult population worldwide.”
From Seborrheic Dermatitis and Dandruff: A Comprehensive Review (2015) · cites this paper as [22]
The “Prevalence and Incidence of Dandruff” section (page not available) reports prevalence of up to 50% in the general population across studies worldwide. It does not limit that estimate to adults or compare dandruff prevalence with seborrheic dermatitis; its comparison is with pityriasis versicolor. (LLM, conf=0.87)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredSD and dandruff combined affect half of the adult population.
“It is estimated that SD and dandruff combined affect half of the adult population.”
From Seborrheic Dermatitis and Dandruff: A Comprehensive Review (2015) · cites this paper as [22]
The “Prevalence and Incidence of Dandruff” section reports dandruff prevalence of up to 50% in the general population. The “What Is Dandruff?” section describes dandruff as seborrheic dermatitis confined to the scalp, but the paper does not estimate that SD and dandruff combined affect half of adults. The claim also drops the qualifier “up to.” (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredSustained reservoirs of residual sebum associated with immobility may influence the manifestation of the disease.
“Because poor hygiene has been implicated in SD, these observations suggest that sustained reservoirs of residual sebum associated with immobility may influence the manifestation of the disease [3,22,26,88].”
From Seborrheic Dermatitis and Dandruff: A Comprehensive Review (2015) · cites this paper as [22]
In “Prevalence and Incidence of Dandruff” (page unavailable), the paper reports an association between dandruff and poor hygiene and suggests that sebum may play a role. It does not discuss immobility or sustained reservoirs of residual sebum, so it supports the proposed influence of sebum but not that specific mechanism. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredDandruff is more prevalent in males than females.
“It is also more prevalent in males than females [22,23].”
From Seborrheic Dermatitis and Dandruff: A Comprehensive Review (2015) · cites this paper as [22]
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- Authors
- Manuel, F., & Ranganathan, S.
- Affiliations
- Deparment of Dermatology, Skin Clinic, 22, Paper Mills Road, Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Deparment of Research and Development, ClinRise Derma Pvt. Ltd., 175/5 Kurinji Colony, 4Avenue, Anna Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Corresponding author
- Ranganathan, S
- Venue
- International Journal of Trichology
- Published
- 2011-01
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-6
- ISSN
- 0974-7753 (ISSN-L)
- 0974-9241
- PMC
- PMC3129121
- OpenAlex
- W2122419926
- Cited by
- 66
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 0.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-sa
- Locations
- International Journal of Trichology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Hair Growth and Disorders
- Keywords
- dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, dandruff treatment, personal care industry
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