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2017-01-12 12:14:09
Hi doctors, I wanted to know that dandruff causes pimples or not, and my hair is also falling so please tell me that how dandruff can cause pimples or acne
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Yes dandruff can cause pimple like eruptions. The fungus which grows in dandruff scales can also infect pilisebaceus unit and cause pimple.

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