My scalp is discharging a clear fluid. There was a very hard crust that had formed and when i pick at it, a clear fluid is discharged. My scalp hurts in that particular area and is very very tender to the touch. This has happened previously and I dont know what to lessen the pain and soreness. Thank you.
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor I have gone through your query and I have understood it. I would keep a possibility of seborrhea dermatitis with secondary bacterial infection. I would suggest you an antiseptic shampoo or scalp wash e.g. certified 5% solution for scalp wash daily. Certified is antiseptic as well as antiseborrheic and would thus remove adherent crusts and scales I was the treating doctor I would have suggested an oral antibiotic for a week. My choice of oral antibiotic would have been either