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Taking Medicine For TB. Red Dots Appeared On Hands And Face. Looking For Cure

Posted on Wed, 27 Mar 2013

Question: hi sir i am geting red dots on ny hands and face and they disappear after 2-3 days
presently i am taking medicines fir tb.

i have the habit if drinking so i am drinking once in a week

please suggest me wat needs to be taken care at this time

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (41 minutes later)

Hello.
Thanks for the query.
Red dots appearing and disappearing suggests a drug rash or urticaria. Especially isoniazide is notorious in causing drug rash.

I would like to know the following.

1. Since how long you are taking the medication?
2. Does it occur within a few hours after taking the medication?
3. Is there any itching or pain in the lesions?

Please answer the above so I can help you better.
Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (13 minutes later)

hi

i am taking medicine from last 7 months
i dont have any pain or itching
i am getting these dots from past 1 month it occurs after i take medicine

thanks, XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (2 hours later)

Hello,
Thanks for the follow up.
Dont worry it might be a simple drug reaction. Usually the rash appear within a few days but they may appear even later, as in your case. Anti tuberculosis therapy cannot be stopped on the basis of just few rashes.
According to protocol you might have to take this treatment for another one month. Once the treatment is stopped you will get relieved of these rashes. So just continue with the treatment.
Thank you.

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (5 minutes later)

hi

thanks for this sir
just one more small query i have the habit of drinking so will it cause any problen while i am taking these drugs

tahnks, XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (9 minutes later)

Hi XXXXXXX
Rifampicin which is one of you medicines has interaction with alcohol.
Although you might have taken alcohol for these many days.
I would suggest you to stop it for another one month till the time you are on treatment.
Thank you

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