
What Causes Discoloration In Legs And Hands?

Question: red skin color on legs, hands and wrists. She recently took an antibiotic and had severe diarrhea for 5 days. Saw Dr yesterday and he prescribed pro-biotics and K. This discoloring started this morning. It is like a sunburn, but has not been exposed to the sun, yet there is a line like that at the top of her legs.
Brief Answer:
drug allergy
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
She might have developed a drug allergy.
Both antibiotics as well as probiotic are known to cause this.
Stop the oral medication which she is taking.
Ask her to apply a mild steroid like fluticasone and take an oral antihistamine like cetrizine.
This will give her relief.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you
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