What causes skin peeling on hands after pneumonia?
Patient: hi my dad was diagnosed with pneumonia about 1 months back. after the treatment, the doctor say that they are worried that he did not cough up much mucous. now the skin on the hands is peeling he is not under any medication. Can this be lung cancer ? my dad is 65 years old and is neither diabetic nor had blood pressure Doctor: The peeling of skin does not seem to be related to pneumonia . Similarly it`s difficult to say about lung cancer. Let the doctors decide the further course of action to find out the incomplete resolution of pneumonia.