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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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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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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A member asked:

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?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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