i think i might have the both of them. My dermatologist prescribed me protopic for the areas that get inflamed. Below my eyes, and the sides of my nose get red, dry and flaky. and for no reason that i can come up with. So i have sebboric dermatits, but i also have this irritation on the outsides of my lips. This spot just above the corner of my mouth wil get red and than slowly heal back to normal, and over again. Its happened so many times since last febuary. I thought it was herpes simplex but im starting to doubt that because it doesnt look like it, or act like that. My dermatologist says that it is irritant contact dermatitis. It doesnt make any sense. I have sebboric dermatits, irritant contact dermatitis, and exfoliative cheletis? does anybody think maybe SD can be associated with EC?