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Rashes, Itching And Swelling. Had Knee Replacement. On Amoxicillin. What Will Work?
My husband is on Amoxicillan 500mg. for infection on right knee, due to a knee replacement. He took the antibiatic a week and a 1/2 ago for 4 days and it didn't do the job. So the Dr. put hin on it for 10 days, although he has been on it only 6 and now has a rash and itch and a little swelling. We have put Benedryl and ice on the area. And nothing seems to work.
Mon, 16 Sep 2013
Hi rash itching ans swelling can be due to graft versus host reaction.it is due to ur knee replacement .it can be cured by a broad spectrum antibiotic.antiinflammatory agent and steriod like wysolone 30 mg daily tapered to 10 mg daily within 3 weeks.if not cured use immunomodulatory agents .like levamisole Vitamin c and plain zinc can help
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