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A 10-week-old thriving infant has thick greasy yellow scale over the vertex and anterior scalp with mild salmon-pink erythema. Eyebrows and retroauricular folds show similar greasy scale. The baby does not appear itchy and sleeps well. Parents have been scraping the scale forcefully.
Questions
a) What is the diagnosis, and which features distinguish it from infantile atopic dermatitis? (3 marks)
b) Outline the sebum–Malassezia–inflammation pathophysiology and expected natural history. (2 marks)
c) Provide a safe stepwise management plan, including what parents must stop doing. (3 marks)
d) List two red-flag scenarios in which “cradle cap” needs specialist work-up beyond routine care. (2 marks)