What Causes Itchy Scalp?

Posted on Thu, 24 Mar 2016

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Thu, 24 Mar 2016 Answered on

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Question : what would cause my scalp to itch ? it itches most of the time, has for 2-3 yearss, I'm losing my hair, and the itching is worse the past couple of weeks. my scalp is also hot most of the time.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Seems to be a fungal infection

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through the details and understand your concerns. It seems thay you have a fungal infection. You may try applying candid lotion (clotrimazole) topically over the affected area over a week and see if it helps. weat. You can take cetirizine once daily for next few days and it should help with the itchiness as well. Thereafter use ketoconazole shampoo twice weekly and things should go fine.

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