• Early Reactions

    • Skin and scalp reaction with redness, irritation, scaliness, blistering, ulceration, change in color,
    • thickening, and hair loss.
    • Nausea, vomiting, headaches.
    • Fatigue, drowsiness.
    • Altered sense of taste or smell.
    • Inflammation of ear canal or feeling of “stopped up” ear, hearing loss, dizziness.
    • Depression of blood count leading to increased risk of infection and/or bleeding.

    Late Reactions

    • Permanent hair loss of variable degrees, altered regrowth, texture and color of hair.
    • Persistent drowsiness and/or tiredness.
    • Brain damage causing a loss of some degree of thinking ability or memory, or personality changes.
    • Scarring of skin.
    • Spinal cord or nerve damage causing loss of strength, feeling or coordination in any part of the body.
    • Damage of eye(s) or optic nerve(s) causing loss of vision.
    • Ear damage causing dryness of ear canal, fluid collection in middle ear, hearing loss.
    • Pituitary gland damage requiring long-term hormone replacement therapy.