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Red, greasy skin with yellowish-white crusty flakes that occur in areas of the body that tend to be oily. In infants, this is usually found on the scalp or the folds of the skin. In older children and adults, it can be found in the sides of the nose (nasolabial fold), in between the eyebrows, on the scalp (known as dandruff), and on the upper chest.

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