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What Could Be The Crawling Sensation Under The Skin? Have Oily Hair With Dandruff
Hi, I have crawling sensation under my skin. I also get small white(only white,not black) particles when I scratch near hair roots. I have dandruff too. I have oily skin. If I dont wash my hair for even 1 day.. my hair gets sticky/oily... My hair is thin since childhood. Not losing too much hair but overall health is not good.
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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I would keep a possibility of seborrheic dermatitis/dandruff which is very common in people with oily skin and acne.
If I was your treating doctor I would have asked you to use an antidandruff lotion/shampoo e.g 2% ketoconazole shampoo, thrice weekly for 2-4 weeks followed by once or twice weekly for maintenance. It is available OTC.
If that seems insufficeint then I would suggest that you see a dermatologist. Your dermatologist might prescribe you a topical steroid lotion, to be applied twice daily for 2 weeks.
The topical steroid lotion can be stopped once the dandruff is significantly controlled and thereafter the improvement can be sustained with just an antidandruff lotion.
regards
I would keep a possibility of seborrheic dermatitis/dandruff which is very common in people with oily skin and acne.
If I was your treating doctor I would have asked you to use an antidandruff lotion/shampoo e.g 2% ketoconazole shampoo, thrice weekly for 2-4 weeks followed by once or twice weekly for maintenance. It is available OTC.
If that seems insufficeint then I would suggest that you see a dermatologist. Your dermatologist might prescribe you a topical steroid lotion, to be applied twice daily for 2 weeks.
The topical steroid lotion can be stopped once the dandruff is significantly controlled and thereafter the improvement can be sustained with just an antidandruff lotion.
regards
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