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Suggest Treatment For Epidermal Necralysis After Radiation Therapy

Posted on Sat, 11 Oct 2014

Question: Dear Sir,
I'm a cancer patient now cured.After my radiation therapy i developed epidermal necralysis on my face,neck and genetial area.In that process my left eye was also infected and become reddish.It's been 8 weeks still i'm on chloromycetin and refersh tears drops.sometimes it is paining but still reddishness is there.

Answered by Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
radiation therapy side effect.

Detailed Answer:
I have seen your image.
these are side effect of radiation therapy. This is natural consequence of radiotherapy. you can take tab levocetrizine 5mg daily and apply caladryl lotion over skin. I suggest you take multivitamin tablet and antioxidant. for eye only refresh tear eye drop is to be applied. no need of chloromycitin eye drop.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash (19 minutes later)

Dear sir,

Thanks for the immediate reply.I will stop chloromycitin and follow your advise.I have been in leave for six months now and i have to rejoin on 1st Oct.My vision on left eye is blurred and not able to see the objects clearly.Will this blurredness and reddishness go away and have my normal vision on left eye back by that time?Kindly advise if i have to use any other drops to restore myself before 1st oct.

Thanks in advance for the support.

Regards, XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Side effect of radiation.

Detailed Answer:
There is no drop available which will improve your vision. an eye doctor have to check your eyes completely. specially refraction and fundus examination to exclude glaucoma. If real reason is diagnosed then some advise can be given.
I suggest you visit an ophthalmologist for fundus examination before you join.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash (23 minutes later)

Dear Sir,

Thanks for the reply.Will visit an eye specialist.What is the frequency i should use and no of drops for Refresh Tears.Till now 2 drops at 2hr frequency i was advised.Please advise if i have to change the frequency or no of drops.

Regards, XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Radiation therapy side effect.

Detailed Answer:
You need not change the frequency. Get the result from specialist and also visit oncologist.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari