scalp is irritated

[margypops]

Could you give me any feedback, after Dental  work last May,  I have  been getting ,a very itchy burning scalp mostly at the back of my head above my neck, and some hair loss, is there anything I can put on to help with the irritation, and any ideas what can have caused it.thank you

[margypops]

Thank you Dr Kind that was very informative and I will google it for more information, I am hoping I can find a natural supplement and treatment, interesting thing is in what you say, the Dental work was very traumatic and I was given Penicillin and 500mg Tabs of Advil, so I could have had any of several allergens, and  the Trauma and stress factor, if I cannot find any Natural way to deal with it I may have to go to a Dermatologist.I thought contact dermatitas left a scaly and red scalp, strangley apart from the burning and itching there is nothing to see the scalp is clear, not even a flake of Dandruff.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

One condition that presents with these symptoms is chronic telogen effluvium.It is characterized by excessive and early entry of hairs into the telogen phase. Telogen effluvium is a reactive process caused by a metabolic or hormonal stress or by medications.It can even be mediated by allergic contact dermatitis of the scalp.Second differential can be due to allergic contact dermatitis of the scalp.

I suggest an evalualtion by a dermatologist to confirm a diagnosis as treatment plans for both are different.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted.

[margypops]

I guess no one comes here much........