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I have a weeping red blotchy scab on my scalp from hair bleach i have used fucidin cream on it but what should i do?
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Scab on the scalp: you need to be seen by a physician to make sure this is not a fungal infection of the scalp +/- superimposed bacterial infection
Answered 9/1/2014
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