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What Causes Allergy To Penicillin And Sulfa Drugs?
Allergic to pennicillin and now Sulfa. Also have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis sp? Should I be concerned about immune system? Otherwise totally healthy adult. Rarely prescribed antibiotics. 44 year old male who had tolerance for both drugs until 1997 pennicilin and now 2010 Bactrim.
Mon, 16 Feb 2015
Hi,
Allergic to sulpha and penicillin is not a uncommon problem.It can have mild symptoms to severe anaphylaxis like clinical manifestations.
Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a autoimmune disease undoubtedly but it doesn't means that you have low immunity,so don't bother about it.
The best way to cure allergy is only avoidance specially when it is due to some drug or group of drugs.
So,always disclose this drug allergy while you go to doctor, so he will prescribe some other medicines and yes let other family members know about this drug allergy.
Thanks
Allergic to sulpha and penicillin is not a uncommon problem.It can have mild symptoms to severe anaphylaxis like clinical manifestations.
Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a autoimmune disease undoubtedly but it doesn't means that you have low immunity,so don't bother about it.
The best way to cure allergy is only avoidance specially when it is due to some drug or group of drugs.
So,always disclose this drug allergy while you go to doctor, so he will prescribe some other medicines and yes let other family members know about this drug allergy.
Thanks
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