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Suggest Treatment For Allergic Reaction In The Scalp
Question: Hi, Ia m XXXXXXX here from XXXXXXX My mom is suffering from a kind of allergic reaction in the scalp. It is also accompanied with Dandruff . She has tried all herbal shampoos and herbal medicines but no help. Can you please suggest a permanent solution for this.
Brief Answer:
Kindly reply and attach a pic
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Welcome to healthcaremagic.
I have read your query and understood your concern for your mother.
You said your mother is having a sort of allergic reaction in scalp. I will like to know the following details:
You said your mother is having a sort of allergic reaction in scalp. I will like to know the following details:
1) What do you exactly mean by allergic reaction? Is there redness or associated pustules, bumps?
2) Any scaling on sides of nose or back of ear?
3) Any itch in scalp or face?
4) Any history of scaling anywhere else on body?
Kindly reply to above questions and attach a pic of the scalp if possible so that I can help you to my best.
Stay healthy.
Kindly reply and attach a pic
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Welcome to healthcaremagic.
I have read your query and understood your concern for your mother.
You said your mother is having a sort of allergic reaction in scalp. I will like to know the following details:
You said your mother is having a sort of allergic reaction in scalp. I will like to know the following details:
1) What do you exactly mean by allergic reaction? Is there redness or associated pustules, bumps?
2) Any scaling on sides of nose or back of ear?
3) Any itch in scalp or face?
4) Any history of scaling anywhere else on body?
Kindly reply to above questions and attach a pic of the scalp if possible so that I can help you to my best.
Stay healthy.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi Doctor,
Thank you for your quick response.
Unfortunately, I do not have the exact picture right now. I have attached a pic when it was very severe.
It all started after she colored her hair with some product a year back and we underwent a allergic treatment in the hospital. After that the problem keeps occurring very frequently even without coloring.
Signs Now present are:
1.Redness in the forehead, hands and behind the ear.
2. Dandruff like powder always from the scalp.
3. Severe Itching in the head(scalp), hands and forehead.
when this is more..
1. Foods like fish
2.early mornings
She eats avil 25 tablet everyday to avoid this situation but does not help beyond an hour.
Please help....
Thank you...
Thank you for your quick response.
Unfortunately, I do not have the exact picture right now. I have attached a pic when it was very severe.
It all started after she colored her hair with some product a year back and we underwent a allergic treatment in the hospital. After that the problem keeps occurring very frequently even without coloring.
Signs Now present are:
1.Redness in the forehead, hands and behind the ear.
2. Dandruff like powder always from the scalp.
3. Severe Itching in the head(scalp), hands and forehead.
when this is more..
1. Foods like fish
2.early mornings
She eats avil 25 tablet everyday to avoid this situation but does not help beyond an hour.
Please help....
Thank you...
Brief Answer:
Psoriasis is a possibility
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Welcome again.
Thanks for detailed reply and attaching pic.
From the pic, its looking like psoriatic plaque. Psoriasis is characterised by well defined red colored scaly plaques which come off and on. They are thick lesions with coarse scales.
Kindly attach more pics and recent ones so that i can advise you accordingly.
For itch , she may take tablet fexofenadine in morning and levocetrizine in night time.
Kindly get back to me with more pics of scalp, forearm also, that too recent ones .
Psoriasis is a possibility
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Welcome again.
Thanks for detailed reply and attaching pic.
From the pic, its looking like psoriatic plaque. Psoriasis is characterised by well defined red colored scaly plaques which come off and on. They are thick lesions with coarse scales.
Kindly attach more pics and recent ones so that i can advise you accordingly.
For itch , she may take tablet fexofenadine in morning and levocetrizine in night time.
Kindly get back to me with more pics of scalp, forearm also, that too recent ones .
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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