Hi, Recently I Have Been Suffering From Severe Dandruff Issues.

Posted on Sun, 16 Feb 2020

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Question : Hi,
Recently I have been suffering from severe dandruff issues.
and it's not the normal dandruff problem ,I am getting boils( white lumps )all over my scalp and when I scratch them it will come off in the form of dandruff and it's getting worse day by day,the lumps are turning red.
What shall I do for this?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Antifungal treatment

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

Based on the description it appears to be due to fungal infection.

Have you used any medication till now ?
Do you have any skin lesions ?
Is the scalp itchy ?
Is there any colour in the scalp ?
Since when do you have the problems ?

Waiting for your response,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (18 minutes later)

For this problem I haven't used any medication till now.
No i don't have any kind of skin lesions.
Yeah the scalp feels so itchy all the time

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (1 minute later)

the boils are red in color.
for the past one and half month I guess I am suffering from this problem

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (45 hours later)

Brief Answer:
KERAGLO A D

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Sorry for the delayed reply.

You can use KERAGLO AD which comes in lotion or shampoo form. either of these are effective.

Do use it thrice weekly to get better results.

DO not apply oil to scalp meanwhile.

Hope, I answered your query.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T