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Can lice look like dandruff flakes? they seem to be stuck to my hair shafts and in my eyebrows and eyelashes as well. i have had intense itching for a few months now, symptoms improve a bit when i use diluted tea tree or clove oil?

Q: can lice look like dandruff flakes? they seem to be stuck to my hair shafts and in my eyebrows and eyelashes as well. i have had intense itching for a few months now, symptoms improve a bit when i use diluted tea tree or clove oil?

: Please see your Md for proper diagnosis and management. dandruff is whitish tiny flakes and lice are small crab-like parasites.

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

Please see your Md for proper diagnosis and management. dandruff is whitish tiny flakes and lice are small crab-like parasites.

Answered 6/6/2022

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A member asked:

Can lice look like dandruff flakes? they seem to be stuck to my hair shafts and in my eyebrows and eyelashes as well. i have had intense itching for a few months now, symptoms improve a bit when i use diluted tea tree or clove oil?

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

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