all_1_length
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Has come back. I haven't had an outbreak on my scalp in a couple of years but my first bout with it started about 12 years ago. I never had psoriasis before so I didn't know what was going on when my scalp suddenly felt dry and tight. What I took to be dandruff (which I didn't have before) were actually scales of skin that were beginning to build up. I look like I had a severe case of dandruff.
Because the scales were continually building up I thought I must have some sort of fungal infection so I went to the doctor (note not dermatologist) to see if I could get some medication to cure it. Well one of the problems with this disorder is that it can look like a fungal infection without further diagnosis. The intern/resident that I saw before the doctor arrived didn't know what to make of my condition. Finally when I did see the doctor she told me that I had a fungus growing in my scalp and I was prescribed Ketoconazole, which is a corticalsteroid, and nizoral shampoo.
Shortly after starting my medication Istarted to breakout in these small to medium sized red welts that formed up and down my arms, legs and abdomen. Then I had a red rash in certain areas like my breasts and armpits. It itched ao badly and it smelled horrible. I was really upset that the medication did nothing to help me but made everything worse. The scales on my scalp got thicker, like and inch thick, and it started to make my scalp feel tight. On night the crust tore my scalp open and it started bleeding. Eventually my scalp became infected and would not only bleed but would be pusy as well.
I was so miserable because I didn't know what was going on or how to handle it. I had developed a sore on my lip. My mother told me that it was a fever blister and that I must have a fever. She took me to the hospital and the doctor there told me that I had an infection in my scalp. He was the doctor that told me that I had what looked like psoriais. He put me on intervenous antibiotics and suggest that I see a dermatologist but to be careful because the wait for an appointment can be a long one.
Because the scales were continually building up I thought I must have some sort of fungal infection so I went to the doctor (note not dermatologist) to see if I could get some medication to cure it. Well one of the problems with this disorder is that it can look like a fungal infection without further diagnosis. The intern/resident that I saw before the doctor arrived didn't know what to make of my condition. Finally when I did see the doctor she told me that I had a fungus growing in my scalp and I was prescribed Ketoconazole, which is a corticalsteroid, and nizoral shampoo.
Shortly after starting my medication Istarted to breakout in these small to medium sized red welts that formed up and down my arms, legs and abdomen. Then I had a red rash in certain areas like my breasts and armpits. It itched ao badly and it smelled horrible. I was really upset that the medication did nothing to help me but made everything worse. The scales on my scalp got thicker, like and inch thick, and it started to make my scalp feel tight. On night the crust tore my scalp open and it started bleeding. Eventually my scalp became infected and would not only bleed but would be pusy as well.
I was so miserable because I didn't know what was going on or how to handle it. I had developed a sore on my lip. My mother told me that it was a fever blister and that I must have a fever. She took me to the hospital and the doctor there told me that I had an infection in my scalp. He was the doctor that told me that I had what looked like psoriais. He put me on intervenous antibiotics and suggest that I see a dermatologist but to be careful because the wait for an appointment can be a long one.
