The patient was taken to the hospital by his family for knee pain. After being diagnosed with lower limb varicose vein failure, she was prescribed 5 drugs: venom circulation support drugs, calcium, vitamin C, synthetic vitamins and cholesterol-lowering drugs. During the treatment, she did not use any more traditional medicine or traditional medicine.
However, just 2 days after starting taking the medicine, she showed symptoms of itchy rashes all over her body. Initially, the itching is mild but quickly spreads from the legs to the face, accompanied by a severe itching sensation. Upon re-examination, she was given more cleansers and anti-allergy pills, but her symptoms did not improve. A day after taking anti-allergy medicine, she had a high fever of 39-40°C. Despite using fever-reducing medicine, her body temperature was still unstable, and the fever recurred after a few hours, forcing her family to take her to the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases for emergency care.
At the hospital, the patient was admitted by the General Internal Medicine Department in a state of severe allergy: redness all over the body, thickened skin, severe itching, edema in the face, lips, abdomen, back and legs, causing her face to become swollen and deformed. The itching and burning seriously affects daily activities, eating and moving. Worryingly, her liver enzyme index increased dramatically, 8 times higher than normal - partly due to the use of fever-reducing medicine continuously for 4 days (5 hours/time), causing the liver to be under great pressure.
Dr. Tran Hai Ninh, Head of the General Internal Medicine Department, Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, warned: Heavy drug allergies can cause dangerous complications such as anaphylactic shock, duodenal edema, airway constriction, systemic edema... If not treated promptly, the patient can be in critical condition. In particular, prolonged high liver enzymes can lead to acute liver failure, seriously affecting many organs.
Currently, the patient is being actively treated to control allergies and support liver function. The recovery prognosis is positive.
Patients should absolutely not be subjective when using drugs, even though the drugs have been prescribed by medical facilities. The body's reaction should be closely monitored immediately upon starting treatment. If there are unusual signs such as itching, fever, shortness of breath, swelling, you should go to a medical facility immediately. Do not arbitrarily extend fever-reducing medicine or adjust the dosage without a doctor's prescription. At the same time, always keep the prescription to provide to the doctor when there are complications, helping to determine the cause and handle it promptly - Dr. Tran Hai Ninh recommended.
