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Hypersensitivity reactions include skin rashes, urticaria, fever, and anaphylaxis. [4] Pseudomembranous colitis and Clostridioides difficile have been reported with use of cefalexin. [4] Less common and more serious side effects include bruising of the skin and yellowing of the skin or eye whites. [21]
Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) are a group of potentially lethal adverse drug reactions that involve the skin and mucous membranes of various body openings such as the eyes, ears, and inside the nose, mouth, and lips. In more severe cases, SCARs also involves serious damage to internal organs.
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), also known as Lyell's syndrome, is a type of severe skin reaction. [2] Together with Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) it forms a spectrum of disease, with TEN being more severe. [2] Early symptoms include fever and flu-like symptoms. [2] A few days later the skin begins to blister and peel forming painful raw ...
Seven years later, John Marshall is still suffering from chronic pain and regular muscle spasms.
AGEP is an acute drug eruption characterized by numerous small, primarily non-follicular, sterile skin pustules arising within large areas of red swollen skin usually within days of taking an inciting drug. [6] The skin eruptions are often pruritic and accompanied by fever, headache, a high number of neutrophils and eosinophils in the blood ...
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a condition caused by bacterial toxins. [1] Symptoms may include fever, rash, skin peeling, and low blood pressure. [1] There may also be symptoms related to the specific underlying infection such as mastitis, osteomyelitis, necrotising fasciitis, or pneumonia.
Two separate patients who were prescribed a popular class of antibiotic told WFTS the drug came with severe side effects. For both women, the family of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones ...
[1] [2] It contains the three antibiotics neomycin, polymyxin B, and bacitracin. [1] It is for topical use. [3] [4] Possible side effects include itchiness and skin rash, [5] and in rare cases hearing loss. [5] It is relatively broad spectrum, being effective against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. [2]