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What Causes Hives On Upper Body, Dry Lips After Taking Doxycycline?
started an antiobiotic on wednesday and thursday have broke out in hives on my upper half of body; including face and head. it is itchy and burns. my lips are really dry and burning. it just keeps getting worse. I did stop the antibiotic doxycyline friday
Wed, 26 Feb 2014
Hello,
Thanks for the query,
Hives is an allergic condition.
Anything including food, cloth, change in climate, pollens etc can cause urticaria.
Even a drug like doxycycline can cause hives.
You need to find out the cause.
Treatment can be with oral anti histamines.
Steroids like prednisolone are also helpful but cannot be used for long.
Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.
Let me know if you have any other doubt.
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818
Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
Thanks for the query,
Hives is an allergic condition.
Anything including food, cloth, change in climate, pollens etc can cause urticaria.
Even a drug like doxycycline can cause hives.
You need to find out the cause.
Treatment can be with oral anti histamines.
Steroids like prednisolone are also helpful but cannot be used for long.
Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.
Let me know if you have any other doubt.
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818
Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
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