Hi I have a 3 year old grandson who has cancer , he just finished radiation , and will be on chemo for the next year, while taking radiation, his right ear became black and looks like it is dead, and not getting any circulation and its draining as well the doctors have said they are not sure, but think its from the radiation and to wait and see if it clears up after a month or so, my fear is that in a month or so, it will be to late. Is this common??
Hi divineorder2 Since you have not given the diagnosis or the dose of radiation and the regions which received irradiation, I cannot answer your question properly.  Assuming that the right was in the field of radiation (PURE ASSUMPTION) the skin over that region could appear black and the area of skin behind the ear can have ulcerations. If that is so it will subside by itself with daily Chat Doctor.  But your description\" looks like it is dead, and not getting any circulation\" is not common at all. The other problem that I anticipate is if this is persisting / or if it is infected (like I understand from your description) then your chemo might get delayed Hope you are satisfied with my answer