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Why My Niece Is Losing Hair In Large Patches?
I have an eight year old niece, she is on miralax secondary to being put on daitrol for bladder from surgeries of hernia repairs. She is losing her hair in large patches, almost bald on top. Her Ped. saids this is alopcia, big deal. It is getting worse, I want to help, how? I was wondering could this be from the drugs?
Thu, 24 Apr 2014
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I really appreciate your concern this is not the side effect of medicine, Alopecia is term used when there is falling of hair, and this is not the disease it self Alopecia has different classes, but here this does not seems such thing, but this may be fungal infection, if I would a treating doctor of this case then I would treat this with "selenium sulphide" shampoo this gives excellent result, hope this information helps you have nice day.
Thank for asking to HCM
I really appreciate your concern this is not the side effect of medicine, Alopecia is term used when there is falling of hair, and this is not the disease it self Alopecia has different classes, but here this does not seems such thing, but this may be fungal infection, if I would a treating doctor of this case then I would treat this with "selenium sulphide" shampoo this gives excellent result, hope this information helps you have nice day.
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