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EGFR inhibitors can cause various skin issues during cancer treatment, and managing these is important for patient care.

EGFR cancer drugs often cause a rash, which can lead to distress and isolation, but may also improve outcomes for some cancer patients. Current treatments for the rash are limited, but a compound called menadione shows promise.

A patient with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome improved after treatment for fat malabsorption and essential fatty acid deficiency.

Propylthiouracil can cause hair loss, reduced sweating, and nail issues, but stopping the drug can reverse hair and nail problems.

Cancer treatments targeting specific cells often cause skin, hair, and nail problems, affecting patients' lives and requiring careful management.

Skin problems are very common in people with end-stage kidney disease.

Skin side effects from EGFR inhibitor cancer treatment can be managed effectively, often without stopping the medication.

Skin problems are common in lupus, important for diagnosis, and can be triggered by sunlight.

Healthcare workers in Turkey experienced more skin problems due to frequent handwashing and wearing masks and gloves during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Spanish experts provided guidelines for treating skin side effects in cancer patients on new therapies, stressing early action and teamwork.

The guidelines help doctors manage skin problems from certain cancer treatments to improve patients' lives.

Recognizing and treating skin symptoms in essential thrombocythemia is crucial for patient quality of life.

Skin problems in older people can indicate hormonal diseases, nutritional deficiencies, or conditions like diabetes, menopause, and HIV.

EGFR inhibitors can cause yellowish skin eruptions.

Most children with CNS tumors on targeted therapy had skin reactions, which were generally treatable without stopping the therapy.

An emollient PLUS balm with ADE-G1 significantly improved skin dryness and quality of life in cancer patients with xerosis.

High doses of fluconazole can cause reversible hair loss.

Norwegian puffin dogs have a unique type of hair loss that often doesn't get better on its own and responds well to ciclosporin treatment.

Most HIV patients in the study showed skin and mucous membrane issues, with oral thrush being the most common.

Patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis often have skin problems.

About 22% of cancer patients had skin-related side effects from chemotherapy, but these were usually not severe enough to halt treatment.

Thyroid hormone may be useful for treating various skin conditions and needs more research.

The document concludes that some dermatology books are useful for their photos or specific topics, while others have limitations like poor quality images or content.

Dissolving microneedles show promise for delivering medication through the skin but face challenges like manufacturing complexity and regulatory hurdles.

People with HIV and low T cell counts have more hair and scalp problems.

Scalp hair grows at 0.37 mm/day, forearm hair at 0.18 mm/day, and thigh hair at 0.30 mm/day, with no significant differences found in people with certain hair conditions.

Doctors should actively prevent and treat skin side effects in cancer patients to keep them on the best medication and reduce discomfort.

Thermal spring waters and their microbes could be good for skin health and treating some skin conditions in skincare products.

Botulinum Neurotoxin-A can treat acne, oily skin, rosacea, hair loss, prevent scars, relieve nerve pain, reduce excessive sweating, and manage psoriasis, but more trials are needed to confirm its effectiveness.

Skin diseases are very common in poor areas, and there's a need for affordable ways to manage and improve skin health.