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What Causes Swollen Face And Lips, Itchy Body And Skin Rashes In A Drug Addict?

I am a drug addict who shoots meth and I have for the last two years. here in the last month there have been several occastions where my face, lips, and hands swell up and my body itches and looks sunburned along with a burning sensation all over is this a developed allergic reaction?
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Hello sir,
Good morning,
May be you are right...there may be some allergic reaction...
Still we have to do some investigation as in your history you clearly mentioned that you are addicted so first differntial diagnosis we can put your liver damage for that you have these problem...so first do investigation like SGPT,SGOT,SERUM NA+ SERUM K+
I am littlebit sure that you get abnormal report here n that all due to your addiction so
First my advise is stop this drug...for that you have to consult good psychiatry physician for deaddiction...they can help more for deaddiction...
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What Causes Swollen Face And Lips, Itchy Body And Skin Rashes In A Drug Addict?

Hello sir, Good morning, May be you are right...there may be some allergic reaction... Still we have to do some investigation as in your history you clearly mentioned that you are addicted so first differntial diagnosis we can put your liver damage for that you have these problem...so first do investigation like SGPT,SGOT,SERUM NA+ SERUM K+ I am littlebit sure that you get abnormal report here n that all due to your addiction so First my advise is stop this drug...for that you have to consult good psychiatry physician for deaddiction...they can help more for deaddiction...