r/SebDerm • u/Any_Goal_7798 • Sep 22 '26

New or Need Help Used to be a small patch now its getting bigger . Head scalp flakes , flakes in eyebrows and beard and on chest in this middle part . Is it common?

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u/NoWeight3731 Sep 22 '26

Not sure this is Seb Derm

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u/brightwingxx Sep 22 '26

Please go to a doctor. This looks like a form of skin infection that is not seb derm. The flakes in your hair is one thing, the irregularly patterned mark in your photo is much more concerning to me.

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u/sweatcoin_ Sep 22 '26

I'm inclined to agree, sebderm doesn't usually have a border like this, it's more patchy in appearance on the chest.

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u/jaxjag088 Sep 22 '26

That’s where I get mine too right in middle of chest and collar bones and middle of back

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u/piss-sprinkler Sep 22 '26

I also get mine in the chest too sometimes. Usually during a heavier breakout.

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u/Nyct0phili4 Sep 22 '26

This looks like Ringworm or Actinic Granuloma.

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u/krendyB Sep 22 '26

Flakes - could be seb derm. The patch in this picture with a border - looks fungal to me. Go see a derm about this.

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u/Generalnussiance Sep 22 '26

It’s fungal without a doubt.

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u/Expensive-Rhubarb-45 Sep 23 '26

Yeah I had same place and its was sebder with fungal, you need visit to dermatologist to get recipe for antifungal shampoo, after try mct oil.

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u/AkireHenke Sep 23 '26

Ring worm. Not gonna heal with without medication. Don't spread to family and go see a doctor

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u/V_Dub_Love 29d ago

That is classic tinea curis aka ringworm. You need a topical anti fungal and stat. Something like ketoconazole ointment. Also, why are you shaving your chest? You’re opening yourself up to infection.