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What Causes Tenderness On The Scalp And Hypothyroidism?

Hi, for a while now my scalp has been extremely sensitive to the touch. It hurts just to move my hair around. It doesn t happen everyday but it has been occurring very often lately. I have hypothyroidism, I lose a good bit of my hair. Though I lose a lot of hair I still have super thick hair. I also had uterine cancer and a complete hysterectomy in February 2014, it hasn t been a full year yet.
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This sounds like a fungal infection known as tinea capitis
It can be treated with prescription ketoconazole cream
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What Causes Tenderness On The Scalp And Hypothyroidism?

Hi This sounds like a fungal infection known as tinea capitis It can be treated with prescription ketoconazole cream