Scalp Problems: Check Your Symptoms
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Check Your Symptoms
If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
- A cut on your scalp: Go to the topic Cuts.
- Yes
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Do you have a painful rash on your scalp?
- Yes
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Do you think you have a skin infection?
- Yes
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Has a mole or other colored (pigmented) skin spot changed?
- Yes
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Does your scalp look flaky or crusty?
- Yes
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Does your scalp itch?
- Yes
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Do you think that a medicine is causing your hair loss or scalp problem?
- Yes
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Do you have flakes of skin on your scalp?
- Yes
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Do you have hair loss, thinning, or breakage?
Other Symptoms to Watch For
Do you have the following symptom?
- A rash on another area of the body: Go to the topic Rash, Age 11 and Younger or Rash, Age 12 and Older.
If a visit to a health professional is not needed immediately, see the Home Treatment section for self-care information.
| Last updated: | July 03, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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