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My son has dandruff on head. it iching too. and he has brast enlargment. how can help him?

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Two different things: Dandruff is often caused by a fungus and easily controlled with a dandruff shampoo. Breast enlargement in teen age boys is a common condition. It's called gynecomastia, it occurs in a bout 40%, and in most of those is goes away by itself within two years.

Answered 10/11/2012

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