Dry And Itchy Skin Behind Ears, Scalp And Red Scaly Rashes. Taken Allegra, Zyrtec. Recommendations?
I have dry extremely itchy skin behind ears and scalp with red scaly rashlike areas on neck, face, shoulder, armpits and chest. Have tried different blockers(Allegra, Tagamet and Zyrtec) which takes 5-7 days before some relief is seen. This seems to come and go during the year. I havent changed shampoos or detergent so dont believe this is the cause. I have suffered from Allergies most of my adult lfe.(49 year old male) Went to doctors and they have given corisone shots with only temporary relief. In overall good health so this is puzzling. I welcome your reccomendations.
Hello, From your description, it looks like you seem to be having a condition called seborrhoeic dermatitis. It is similar to dandruff and occurs on the areas of the body rich in oil glands like scalp, face , chest and back. It is caused by an overgrowth of an yeast which is a normally present on everybody' s skin.some people are predisposed to it and hence you have remissions and relapses. When you are having the lesions, you could apply a mild topical corticosteroid. Once the lesions disappear, you could prevent further attacks by using a soap or a shampoo base containing an anti fungal like ketoconazole. Anti allergy tablets provide only symptomatic relief for itching. Hope this helped. Take care and hope you get relief of your symptoms.
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Dry And Itchy Skin Behind Ears, Scalp And Red Scaly Rashes. Taken Allegra, Zyrtec. Recommendations?
Hello, From your description, it looks like you seem to be having a condition called seborrhoeic dermatitis. It is similar to dandruff and occurs on the areas of the body rich in oil glands like scalp, face , chest and back. It is caused by an overgrowth of an yeast which is a normally present on everybody s skin.some people are predisposed to it and hence you have remissions and relapses. When you are having the lesions, you could apply a mild topical corticosteroid. Once the lesions disappear, you could prevent further attacks by using a soap or a shampoo base containing an anti fungal like ketoconazole. Anti allergy tablets provide only symptomatic relief for itching. Hope this helped. Take care and hope you get relief of your symptoms.