What Causes Rash On Chest, Face And Back While On Antibiotics For UTI?

Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2014

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Question : My aunt woke up this morning with a terrible rash all over her chest face and back she says it really burns and has a slight itch. She has had a UTI on Monday and is taking antibiotics. could this be a reaction from the anitbiotics or could it be something else She has also been really aching and not feeling well all week.. please let me know

Answered by Dr. Vaddadi Suresh (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
a possible drug reaction

Detailed Answer:
hi welcome to health care magic.
yes it is possible that sudden onset of rash is a drug reaction. could you tell me whether she has any history of fever or vomitings and what are all the drugs she is presently using so that we can possibly guess the diagnosis.
thank you and all the best.

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