:Scalp pruritus

{{Short description|Itching of the scalp}}

Scalp pruritus is an itchiness of the scalp, particularly common in elderly people.{{cite book | vauthors = James WD, Berger T, Elston D |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology |date=2006 |publisher=Saunders Elsevier |location=Philadelphia |isbn=978-0-7216-2921-6 |edition=10th}}{{rp|56-57}} Scalp pruritus is sometimes very unpleasant because itch and pain sensations share common nerve pathways.{{Cite web |title=itching {{!}} physiology {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/science/itching |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Long Hair Transplant |url=https://www.skhair.co.uk/hair-transplant/u-fue-long-hair-transplant/|access-date=2022-03-11 |website=www.skhair.co.uk |language=en}}