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Loosing hair, it's breaking & becoming apparent in front. itchy, sensitive scalp that breaks out. seen 2 dermatologists that said it was psoriasis dermatitis. i see no change.what else could it be?

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See below: Tinea capitis or fungal infection of the scalp can cause hair to break. A scraping with microscopic analysis should confirm this.

Answered 6/30/2013

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