Medical history (history of the patient) represents an important component in the diagnosis of seborrheic eczema.
Family history
- Are there frequent skin diseases in your family?
Social history
- What is your profession?
- Is there any evidence of psychosocial stress or strain due to your family situation?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- On which parts of the body – e.g. eyebrows, hairline, between lip and nose, sweat groove – do the skin changes (greasy scaling, yellow foci; on a reddened background) occur?
- Have these appearances changed (in size, shape, color, etc.)?
- How long have these changes existed?
- Are there any other symptoms?
- Do you have increased stress?
- Have you been exposed to climatic fluctuations/changes?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis
Self anamnesis incl. medication anamnesis
- Previous diseases (skin diseases, infections)
- Operations
- Allergies
- Medication history
