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Dear List Members Having recently returned from holiday I appear to have missed the discussion on flaky scalp conditions among PWP. Although not having too much hair left, I am a chronic sufferer of this condition the medical term being Seborrheic Dermatitis ( my own is caused by the yeast fungus Pityrosporum ovale ) This condition not only affects my head, but covers every part of my body, at present as I write this my body is covered with ointment to combat my current attack of Dermatitis. To those of you suffering from a flaky scalp it is important to control this by the use of the various shampoos available, in my own experience over the past 10 yrs this condition re-occurs numerous times per year. If anyone else has the condition covering their body , my Dermatologist prescribes for me: Lithium succcinate/zinc sulphate ointment,Balneum Plus Antipruritic bath oil, Hydro cortisone cream and Nizoral shampoo( which I can also use to wash my body) in the past my flaky scalp caused me to have blepharitis, the Eye Clinic recommended to me to bathe my eyes in Bicarbonate of soda diluted in lukewarm water, this was helpful. Having been diagnosed with PD 15 months ago, my Skin Condition does appear to have worsened, this of course could be coincidence, I am aware that there is a connection with Neurological disorders, stressful medical conditions and Seborrheic Dermatitis, Doctors do not know the reason for this relationship. Gerry McCann 36/1