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Black Specs In Nails On Scratching The Scalp, Had Sunburn Recently. Is It Burnt Skin?

When I scratch my scalp, I find these black specs in my finger nails !! I know that the black specs weren t there before I scratched my head.. I searched on google and this person said it could ve been RINGWORM .. D: Can you help me Doc? What do you think it is? Is it serious? I ve had sunburn recently, could it be burnt skin??
Wed, 23 Oct 2013
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Black spec s on the fingernails after scratching the scalp is called black peidra.it is of two types like black peidra and white peidra.it can be cured by permithrin all over scalp weekly once and use of candid b lotion application over the scalp can cure it
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Black Specs In Nails On Scratching The Scalp, Had Sunburn Recently. Is It Burnt Skin?

Black spec s on the fingernails after scratching the scalp is called black peidra.it is of two types like black peidra and white peidra.it can be cured by permithrin all over scalp weekly once and use of candid b lotion application over the scalp can cure it