What Exactly is Dandruff?

Rama Murthy DVSB MD

• 1. Impetus2. What Dandruff Means to a Patient?3. What Dandruff Meant to Me till 14th January 2003?4. What Happened on 14th January 2003 and Thereafter?5. Now, the Question is 126. Spongiosis: Found only in Seborrheic Dermatitis but not in Psoriasis?7. Mycobiome8. Role of Yeasts in Dandruff and Seborrheic Dermatitis9. When does a Commensal Turn Pathogenic?10. How a Genius Succeeds in Putting an End to the Long Drawn Controversy Shrouding Dandruff versus Yeasts?11. The Author’s Viewpoint Rather Counterargument12. Author’s Final Word13. Color Atlas of Dandruff(I) Dandruff in Adults(II) Dandruff in Children(III) Subclinical Psoriasis Capitis(IV) Sebopsoriasis Masquerading as Seborrheic Dermatitis(V) Patients Complaining of Dandruff with Scaly Plaques on ScalpSouth Indian’s Foot: A Storehouse of Diagnostic Clues for Psoriasis1. The “Program” Underlying Epidermis2. Anatomy of Normal Nail and Toenail in Psoriasis3. (I) Color Atlas: Abnormalities Involving the Epidermis(II) Color Atlas: Nail Abnormalities 164Index