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What Causes Itchy Rashes Around Mouth After Taking Antibiotics For Lung Infection?
My sister has been sick with some sort of respiratory thing for over a week-she is very susceptible to pneumonia-so we always make her go in. She was on antibiotics, and after five days on them developed a very itchy rash and swelling around her mouth. Her hands and feet swelled. Her Nurse practitioner changed her antibiotic, and she has only worsened. She is in so much pain she can hardly move, and now her throat is really sore tonight. She is 51 years old and has stopped all her meds today as she thinks they are making her sicker-I do too. I was leaning toward strep and trying to convince her to go to emergency room tonight...Could It be that?
Mon, 18 Sep 2017
Hello! I can understand your concern. As you have rightly pointed out , your sister seems to have developed severe allergic reaction to the antibiotic she took . The most important treatment now is to stop the culprit drug. She will also need a short course of Cetrizine or other antihistamine medication , and oral or injectable Dexamethasone , which is a steroid that treats the allergic reaction. You can get an allergy panel test done to find out what all drugs your sister is allergic to, so that these can be avoided in the future. Hope my reply helps. Do drop in your valuable feedback.
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