Table 2.
Change | Patients only on chemotherapy (126) n (%) | Patients on combination therapy (100) n (%) | Total (226) n (%) |
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Nail related changes | |||
Nail discoloration | 81 (64.28) | 70 (70) | 151 (66.81) |
Nail ridging | 31 (24.60) | 34 (34) | 65 (28.76) |
Onycholysis | 17 (13.49) | 23 (23) | 40 (17.70) |
Beau’s line | 15 (11.90) | 22 (22) | 37 (16.37) |
Paronychia | 16 (12.70) | 15 (15) | 31 (13.72) |
Brittle nail | 11 (8.73) | 15 (15) | 26 (10.18) |
Nail infection | 3 (2.38) | 5 (5) | 8 (3.54) |
Hair related changes | |||
Alopecia | 84 (37.16) | 59 (26.11) | 143 (63.27) |
Hirsutism | 5 (2.21) | 5 (2.21) | 10 (4.42) |
Hypertrichosis | 4 (1.77) | 4 (1.77) | 8 (3.54) |
Trichomegaly | 4 (1.77) | 2 (0.88) | 6 (2.65) |
Hair coiling | 1 (0.44) | 2 (0.88) | (1.32) |
Mucosa related changes | |||
Oral mucositis | 20 (15.87) | 12 (12) | 32 (14.16) |
Mucosal infection | 1 (0.79) | 10 (10) | 11 (4.87) |
Herpes labialis | 1 (0.79) | 1 (1) | 5 (2.21) |
Gingivitis | 4 (3.17) | 0 | 4 (1.77) |