Hair Changes

  • Some people may experience hair changes while taking immunosuppressives. Hair changes are usually limited to hair thinning. Sometimes, the thinning occurs in patches.
  • 30 out of 100 people experience these problems on Cytoxan and 9 out of 100 people have hair changes on Cellcept.
  • This effect is temporary hair grows back when treatment is stopped.
  • Hair changes are more common with Cytoxan than Cellcept.
  • Lupus, itself, may also cause hair loss. 

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