Symptoms of allergy to penicillin skin test

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Penicillin is a very familiar antibiotic, it is widely used in clinical, but we all know that before using penicillin, we need to do skin allergy test, that is, we often say skin test. Some people will have allergic reactions, what are the symptoms of penicillin skin test allergy? Today, let's learn something about it.

Symptoms of allergy to penicillin skin test

Skin rash, itching and fever can exist simultaneously or separately. Skin rash is the most common and has various forms. Severe cases such as bullous epidermis lax atrophic dermatitis and exfoliative dermatitis can be life-threatening. Skin rash caused by ampicillin is more common.

Contact dermatitis, often in contact with penicillin, or local application of penicillin, the incidence is low. The lesions were eczema, urticaria and so on, occasionally developed into exfoliative dermatitis.

Dermatophyte like reaction: after the application of penicillin, the patient's groin, fingers or toes, palms and soles may appear sweat blister like or erythema and herpes similar to dermatophyte. It is rare in clinic and the mechanism is unknown.

matters needing attention

If it is necessary to use antibiotics in patients, desensitization therapy can be considered. However, the specific situation can only be found after the patients go to the hospital. No matter who, should be responsible for their own body, conducive to health and so on.