‘Long eyelash syndrome’ appears as a side effect of panitumumab treatment for colon cancer
Posted on 04.26.2024 11.13am Posted on 04.26.2024 11.13am Modified on 04.26.2024 2.55pm Views 4,762
There has been a reported case of a man who developed long, lush eyelashes after receiving chemotherapy. [사진=’더선’ 보도내용 캡처]There has been a reported case of a man whose eyelashes became thicker and longer by more than 2.5 cm after receiving chemotherapy. The Spanish man had colon cancer and was receiving chemotherapy, and medical staff said the symptom was trichomagaly caused by a drug called panitumumab.
The man went to a dermatologist because he had severe acne-like rashes on his chest and back. However, when examining the man, medical staff found that his eyelashes had grown abnormally and diagnosed him with drug-induced long eyelashes, as well as a severe acne-like rash. This man was receiving radiation therapy and chemotherapy for stage 4 sigmoid adenocarcinoma.
Medical staff said: “Long eyelashes generally appear within the first few months of treatment and resolve when treatment is stopped,” adding: “It is necessary to prevent the risk of eyelashes growing in the wrong direction and causing ocular complications such as damage to the cornea”. or corneal ulcers. ““I recommend you trim and groom your eyelashes,” she explained.
Medical staff prescribed the patient antibiotics, topical corticosteroids, and antifungal medications and provided instructions for safely cutting eyelashes. The case was published in JAMA Dermatology, published by the American Medical Association.
Drug-induced long eyelashes… Symptoms appear within a few months of treatment and disappear when treatment is stopped.
Long eyelash disease is a condition in which the characteristics of the eyelashes, such as length, color, thickness and curl, change. It can be caused by a variety of causes, including diseases such as HIV, genetic and acquired factors, and medications. It is generally harmless, but if the eyelashes grow towards the eye it can cause damage to the cornea or, in more serious cases, ulcers.
In the man’s case, it was reported that the symptoms were caused by panitumumab, one of the drugs used for chemotherapy. Panitumumab is a human monoclonal antibody targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and is used for anti-cancer treatment. According to the US National Library of Medicine, long eyelashes caused by epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors are the result of increased differentiation of the hair ends and usually appear 2 to 5 months after treatment.
The main treatment is to frequently trim the eyelashes when symptoms appear and to prescribe antibiotics or artificial tears when irritation or inflammation occurs.
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