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What Is The Cause For Swollen Lymph Nodes On The Ear And Neck When On Augmentin Duo Forte?

I have very swollen lymph node behind me left ear and down the side of my neck, and soreness along my hairline on my forehead; in the beginning it started on the opposite side (right) at first with soreness like bruising down my right neck and scalp......i went to the doc' she gave me augmentin duo forte, i took one last night, a few hours later, i developed itching on my scalp and i felt raised lumps on both sides of my head above my ears it was more severe on the right side, i also developed red welts along my forehead, while sitting typing this, my head is itchy and tingly, the pain in my left ear node isn't as sore today......could it be the augementin duo forte causing the hives on my scalp, im a big person but my head looks bigger than normal i think i have swelling in my face and neck...my doc' didnt seem overly concerned, but this hasn't happened to me before and it came out of the blue.........I also had chills with it.......but the previous days i had something like flushes of heat with sweating and runny nose with sneezing......
Mon, 27 Jan 2014
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You are probably having an allergic reaction to augmentin. Please go to emergency and get an Avil and decadran injection immediately.
Take prednisolon 20 to 40 mg twice daily after meals for 3 days , then reduce to half the doase for next 3 days and then one fourths the dose for next 3 days. Along with prednisolon take cetrizin once a day.
Once allergy is over get the following investigations done:-
1, Complete blood picture with ESR.
2. Sputum for AFB
3. Mantoux's test
4. FNac of swollen lymph nodes.
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What Is The Cause For Swollen Lymph Nodes On The Ear And Neck When On Augmentin Duo Forte?

You are probably having an allergic reaction to augmentin. Please go to emergency and get an Avil and decadran injection immediately. Take prednisolon 20 to 40 mg twice daily after meals for 3 days , then reduce to half the doase for next 3 days and then one fourths the dose for next 3 days. Along with prednisolon take cetrizin once a day. Once allergy is over get the following investigations done:- 1, Complete blood picture with ESR. 2. Sputum for AFB 3. Mantoux s test 4. FNac of swollen lymph nodes.