News Tagged ‘reaction to medication

Reaction to acetaminophen caused girl’s face to ‘fall off’

Eva Uhlin was 15 when a capsule of acetaminophen (sold over-the-counter as Tylenol) caused her face to “turn black and fall off,” according to Natural News. The young woman experienced a serious allergic reaction to the medication called toxic epidermal necrolysis (), the most severe form of the skin condition Stevens Johnson Syndrome ().

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Retired NBA player Manute Bol suffering serious medication reaction

Retired NBA player Manute Bol is in the hospital with kidney failure and Stevens Johnson Syndrome (), a life-threatening skin condition. The former Washington Bullets center was hospitalized in Northern after spending several months in his hometown of Sudan. Bol was building a school there through the group Sudan Sunrise. According to Bol’s facebook page, the former NBA player developed after taking medication.

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SJS victim says ice cream led him to a speedy recovery

It started off as a nice gesture on Waldek Kaczocha’s part. The owner of Razzleberry Ice Cream Lab in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, thought a little Lemon Ice might soothe the blistered throat of his customer who was hospitalized with a rare but serious reaction to medication known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome (). So he sent a bowl to Joe Warner through his wife, MeChell, and it proved to be a blessing.

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