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Small pustules all over the head. when form crusts and are scratched away, have a hair in the middle. used polytar (coal tar) and oral contamycin. no benefit?
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See a dermatologist: You need prompt diagnosis and treatment. You may suffer permanent hair loss from this.
Answered 3/5/2013
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