Allergic to Penicillin?
Allergy Chicago,Penicillin Allergy,Rash Identification
I was on a trip in Disney World 8 days after my 5-year-old son had started on Amoxicillin for Strep throat. I thought to myself, “We are not contagious, and he was feeling great, so let’s enjoy our scheduled trip”! On the last day, he woke up covered in a rash. As the minutes (which…
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Rashes, Mites and Cicadas in Chicago: How We Can Help
Allergist Chicago,Rash Identification
For our first blog, we wanted to shed some light on a very recent and current issue in our area. Several of our patients and our own clinic staff have been affected by mite bites and the very itchy rash that comes along with them. Some background on these ‘mite bites’ There is a mite…
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