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Taking Steroid Injections For Herniated Discs. Rashes On The Body. Could It Be Due To Hormonal Imbalance?

I recently received steroid injections for herniated disc in my back. 2 Weeks later. I broke out in a bad rash. Looks like pimples on my chest, my neck, my face and now it s going to my back. I had blood work done in a few other test. The doctors really couldn t find anything and put me on bactrim . The rash was still getting worse it won t go away. The Dr said it looks like ache. I have pcos also and haven t had a period for 7 months and now started it along with this rash. She said maybe the steroids caused a hormone imbalance but she wasn t 100% sure. Are they related? I m now on my 6th day of Doxy-cycl hycl 100mg twice a day and I m not seeing any improvement. My fac e, chin, forehead, neck, chest & back is COVERED in these pimple like things. How long will this last? I m on week 5 of this.
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Welcome to HCM.
This sounds like acne, which has nothing to do with the steroid injections, but often related to PCOS.
The treatment plan is the same as for any acne, anti-androgenic pill, antibiotics(such as you are already taking), retinoids topical treatments. This is important to stop scarring. Please consult your doctor to aggressively treat for acne.
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Taking Steroid Injections For Herniated Discs. Rashes On The Body. Could It Be Due To Hormonal Imbalance?

Welcome to HCM. This sounds like acne, which has nothing to do with the steroid injections, but often related to PCOS. The treatment plan is the same as for any acne, anti-androgenic pill, antibiotics(such as you are already taking), retinoids topical treatments. This is important to stop scarring. Please consult your doctor to aggressively treat for acne. I trust you find this helpfull.