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What Causes Black Patches On The Scalp While On Cancer Treatment?
My mother has breast and lung cancer ...stage 4. She is currently on hospice . We’ve noticed her head is covered in black patches . Her hair is thin so we would’ve noticed them before. They’ve come about over the last two weeks. Any idea what it could be ?
Tue, 3 Apr 2018
Hello,
That is because of hyperpigmentation following use of Anthracycline as a part of chemotherapy is one possible explanation, and the other thing is because of dying hair follicles we usually see patients losing hair and get those black patches.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Avanti Sathineedi
That is because of hyperpigmentation following use of Anthracycline as a part of chemotherapy is one possible explanation, and the other thing is because of dying hair follicles we usually see patients losing hair and get those black patches.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Avanti Sathineedi
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