The Current Status of Seborrheic Alopecia in Young People and Its Correlation with Fungal Infections

Abstract

The current status of seborrheic alopecia (SA) in young people and its potential association with fungal infections was discussed. Pathological representations, pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies of seborrheic alopecia were introduced. SA is the most common type of hair loss in adults, but it also occurs in adolescents, though its prevalence among this younger population is not well established. Skin biocenosis, in particular the Malassezia spp. flora, plays a key aetiologic role, in combination with the unusual capacity of some corneocytes to be coated by these yeasts.