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An Unusual Cause Behind Diffuse Itching and Redness
BY MARISEL VAZQUEZ; ARIEN KASRA; & AHMED RAZIUDDIN, MDA 70-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer and a lumpectomy and lymph node dissection 20 years before presented to the ED because of redness and itching for two weeks covering the entire surface of her skin. Two weeks before that, she went for a Pap smear and was prescribed fluconazole for Candida vulvovaginitis infection. She took one dose of the fluconazole and an hour later became itchy and red and felt as if her entire body were burning.The itching and redness were diffuse and had persisted for two weeks, neither worsening nor...
Source: The Case Files - September 10, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: research
