When we have cold and cough, we just take medicines. Many times they don’t even take doctor’s advice. A woman also made the same mistake. When flu-like symptoms appeared, he took painkiller ibuprofen. Then such a terrible reaction happened that his eyes turned red. The whole face became swollen. A crust like snake skin appeared on the face. A strange yellow layer formed on his lips. Doctors described it as extremely rare and warned that no one should take medicine casually.
According to the Daily Mail report, doctors said that ibuprofen is generally safe, but it should not be taken without doctor’s advice. This woman from Iraq had made the same mistake. He was feeling pain in his body. Then he took medicine. After some time the reaction started happening. This happens when the body’s immune system starts attacking a medicine very aggressively. It attacks the healthy cells of the body. Starts harming him. This causes blisters and swelling in the body. In medical language it is called Stevens-Johnson syndrome. This is a rare infection.
I was not able to eat or drink anything
The woman was admitted to ICU in critical condition. She was not able to eat or drink anything. A tube was inserted into his throat to give him fluids. IV drip was put and various antibiotics were given. Doctors kept him in the ward for seven days until the swelling went down and no new rashes appeared. However, it is not known whether the woman had any previous disease or not, due to which this reaction became so fatal.
In rare cases they can even cause death
Such reactions are usually not fatal, but in some rare cases they can cause death. Many times serious skin infections occur. Healthy cells and many blood vessels can be affected. The woman had told doctors that she had taken two 400 mg ibuprofen tablets before the reaction. This was a fatal dose. However, it was fortunate that his internal organs like lungs and heart were not damaged.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 17, 2024, 08:21 IST
