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What Causes Rash On The Leg After Taking Ciprofloxacin HCL?

Ciprofloxacin HCl I just started taking this Friday evening, I now have a red rash on my right calf and leg. No other symptoms or issues like pain etc. should I be concerned? I have not been in the sun. I have a suspected but unsure diagnosis of a UTI
Fri, 19 Aug 2016
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This may be due to ciprofloxacin allergy. Allergy occurs when your immune system reacts to a foreign body. Foreign body may medicine like ciprofloxacin, pollen, animal dander, dust and insect venom etc. The severity of allergies varies from person to person and can range from minor rash to anaphylaxis — a potentially life-threatening emergency
Advice
1.     Stop ciprofloxacin immediately. Do not take it future also. Always keep a card in your pocket mentioning that you have allergy to ciprofloxacin
2.     Levocetirizine 5 mg once daily per oral for 5 days
3.     You can apply calamine lotion – three times daily
4.     Immediately go to hospital if you have any sign of anaphylaxis such as breathing difficulty, low blood pressure, nausea/vomiting, throat constriction, unconsciousness etc
Do not take any antibiotic indiscriminately and without doctor’s consultation.
For UTI
1.     Drink plenty of water to flush out bacteria
2.     Drink cranberry juice
3.     Azithromycin 500 mg daily per oral for 5 days
4.     Do not hold your urine. Urinate when you feel
5.     Urinate after having sex to flush bacteria
6.     Syrup alkaline citrate 2 teaspoonful three times daily for 20 days
7.     You can change antibiotic later on as per culture and sensitivity report of urine
8.     Investigation – R/E urine, C/S urine
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What Causes Rash On The Leg After Taking Ciprofloxacin HCL?

This may be due to ciprofloxacin allergy. Allergy occurs when your immune system reacts to a foreign body. Foreign body may medicine like ciprofloxacin, pollen, animal dander, dust and insect venom etc. The severity of allergies varies from person to person and can range from minor rash to anaphylaxis — a potentially life-threatening emergency Advice 1. Stop ciprofloxacin immediately. Do not take it future also. Always keep a card in your pocket mentioning that you have allergy to ciprofloxacin 2. Levocetirizine 5 mg once daily per oral for 5 days 3. You can apply calamine lotion – three times daily 4. Immediately go to hospital if you have any sign of anaphylaxis such as breathing difficulty, low blood pressure, nausea/vomiting, throat constriction, unconsciousness etc Do not take any antibiotic indiscriminately and without doctor’s consultation. For UTI 1. Drink plenty of water to flush out bacteria 2. Drink cranberry juice 3. Azithromycin 500 mg daily per oral for 5 days 4. Do not hold your urine. Urinate when you feel 5. Urinate after having sex to flush bacteria 6. Syrup alkaline citrate 2 teaspoonful three times daily for 20 days 7. You can change antibiotic later on as per culture and sensitivity report of urine 8. Investigation – R/E urine, C/S urine Thanks