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What are the effects of scratching your itchy scalp when you have dandruff?
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Makes worse: Scratching can exacerbate the rash and make the itching worse in a vicious cycle. Best to treat with topical steroids to help with the itching. Also treat with antifungal shampoos and solutions, other topicals containing keratolytics such as salicylic acid to loosen the scale.
Answered 1/22/2020
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