It is not uncommon for an infant to develop scabbiness
of the scalp, sometimes with honey crusted patches...
There may also be a pasty white/yellow material found behind
the ears, under the neck and under the armpits. Occasionally
there is also a red pimpley eruption over the forehead,
back of head, neck and upper chest. This is the unsightly
presentation of cradle cap and of seborrheic dermatitis.
Though this entity is fairly easy to treat it frequently
returns. The good news is that it usually disappears spontaneously
within a few months time.
The
treatment regimen for cradle cap is as follows:
