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Woke up with feeling of ant crawling in hair. feeling goes away when awake. also washed it with shampoo. next day same feeling on same part of scalp?
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FORMICATION PERHAPS: DEPENDING ON HOW LONG YOU HAVE HAD THESE SYMPTOMS, FOR THIS CONDITION, YOU SHOULD CHECK WITH YOUR PCP. FORMICATION IS THE MEDICAL TERM FOR AN ABNORMAL SKIN SENSATION OF SMALL INSECTS CRAWLING ON OR UNDER THE SKIN.
Answered 12/1/2015
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