Itchy scalp may be due to seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, folliculitis and so on. Usually you can follow the doctor’s advice to use medication such as ketoconazole ointment, pimecrolimus ointment and so on.
1. Seborrheic dermatitis: usually due to Malassezia infection, which stimulates the skin to produce inflammation resulting in patients with scalp itching. You can apply ketoconazole ointment or pimecrolimus ointment on the itchy area as prescribed by the doctor to relieve the symptoms.
2. Psoriasis: due to genetic, environmental, immune and other causes of epidermal cell proliferation, accelerated keratinization and inflammatory response, resulting in patients with scalp itching. Usually, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to apply tretinoin cream, hassanide, etc. on the itchy place to relieve the inflammation.
3. Folliculitis: Because the sebaceous glands in the scalp secrete more exuberantly, perspire more, and the local environment is more humid, which is conducive to bacterial breeding and reproduction, and can cause bacterial folliculitis in the scalp, which can lead to itchy scalp. Usually you can take doxycycline hydrochloride tablets orally and apply erythromycin ointment to inhibit the bacterial metabolism inside the hair follicle to relieve the symptoms.
If the patient has the symptom of itchy scalp, it is recommended to go to a professional hospital in time, and actively cooperate with the doctor for treatment.