ABSTRACT

Seborrheic dermatitis is a common disease characterized by the presence of erythematous plaques with oily-yellow desquamation. The chronic nature of disease, periods of remission and exacerbation and lack of efficient treatment modalities may cause impairment of quality of life of the patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of seborrheic dermatitis on the quality of life of the patients.

Sixty-five patients with seborrheic dermatitis were enrolled the study. Patients were asked to fill HAD, Skindex-29 and DLQI. Kolmogorov Smirnov, correlation, chi square and Kruskal Wallis were used in statistical analyses. All analyses were performed using SPSS for Windows v 11.5.

DLQI scores were moderately positive correlated with HAD-A and HAD-D scores, while strongly positive correlated with Skindex-29 scores. Seborrheic dermatitis negatively impact emotional condition of patients (p<0.05).

Seborrheic dermatitis negatively affects quality of life, and the greater the impairment of quality of life due to seborrheic dermatitis, the greater the level of anxiety and depression.