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What Causes Numbness Of Entire Body Inspite Of Having Upper Respiratory Infection?

Posted on Mon, 9 Jun 2014

Question: I have a upper respiratory infection for 6 days and now have numbness over entire body.

Answered by Dr. Kerry Pottinger (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Needs further investigation.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for using Healthcare Magic.
The upper respiratory tract infection is unlikely to be related to the numbness.
Whole body numbness is unusual. Numbness is usually localised to an area of the body. There could be a number of causes of your numbness. These include vitamin deficiency and neurological disease.
I suggest you see your doctor in the first instance who will need to take a detailed history and examination followed by investigations. It would be impossible to make a diagnosis without this information.
I hope this is of help. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger,
MBChB. FRCA

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Kerry Pottinger (5 hours later)

I actually took two doses of cipro that was given to me for a sinus infection and I think it's related to that

Answered by Dr. Kerry Pottinger (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Could be related to ciprofloxacin.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for the further information.
It is possible that ciproflaxacin is the cause of your symptoms. If the numbness continues for more than 24 hours, I suggest you see your doctor.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar