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. 2021 May 1;20(Suppl 1):14–17. doi: 10.1111/jocd.14095

FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 2

An 11‐month‐year‐old girl presented with a cradle cap since 2 months. The topical use of emollients had been ineffective. Skin swabs were positive for Staphyloccus aureus and Malassezia spp. At clinical examination, several patches covered by yellowish, adherent scales were observed throughout the scalp (A‐B). Dermoscopy (X10) of the area showed in panel B highlighted more in detail the yellowish scales (C). After 30 days of treatment with the tested gel cream used twice daily, the cradle cap cleared at clinical (D) and dermoscopic (E) examination. Of note, dermoscopy at the end of treatment showed the presence of a previously undetected, underlying nevus sebaceous characterized by yellow dots not associated with the hair follicles. Microbiological cultures performed at the end of treatment were negative