Re: Allergic Reaction to Gear??? HELP!!!!!!
Any other symptoms such as runny nose, watery eyes, or asthma attacks? Any type of drug can cause a histamine reaction thus resulting in a rash most likely yours sounds like a form of urticaria. There are no laboratory tests that confirm that a rash results from a drug. Figuring out whether a drug is responsible may be difficult because a rash can result from only a minute amount of a drug, it can erupt long after a person has taken a drug, and it can persists for weeks or months after a person has stopped taking a drug. Therefore, the best way to know is to discontinue the drug.
Erythema Nodosum is an inflammatory disorder that produces tender red bumps under the skin, most often over the shins but occasionally on the arms and other areas. E.N. isn't a separate disease but a sign of some other disease or of sensitivity to a drug. Young adults are most prone to the condition. It can follow a cold or sore throat, especially one cause by streptococci. I really don't think you have this but I though I would list it as food for thought.
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