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Have Itchy Scabs And Pus On Scalp. Not Cured By Medicine. Suggest Some Effective Remedy
Hi my husband has these pusts and scabs on his scalp . We have been through so many creams and he has been taking so many tablets but nothing seems to work. He always scratches it as it is itchy and he said it started off as a little pimple and he scratched it, and it gradually got bigger. It doesn t look very nice because all you can see if this big scar looking thing in the middle of his head and around it with scabs. Is there anything you can advise
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Sun, 15 Jul 2012
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Hi i think u are suffering from scalp folliculities.it is due to excessive sweat formation.in the scalp.it can be cured by atarax 25 mg at night.antibiotic twice daily .use of t-bact over the lesions can cure the condition.if no response use isotretinion 20mg alternate day for three weeks can decrease the sweating and inturn decreases the formation of folliculites
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