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Former NBA star Manute Bol dies from complications of SJS, kidney failure

manute bol 3 100x1001Manute Bol, 47, has died. The 7-foot-7 former NBA star died Saturday at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, where he was being treated for acute kidney failure and Stevens Johnson Syndrome (), a serious skin disorder caused by an allergic reaction to medication.

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Manute Bol recovering from kidney failure, SJS

manute bol 3 100x1001Retired NBA player Manute Bol is in stable condition and friends and family members are optimistic that he will recover from kidney failure and a rare skin condition, Stevens Johnson Syndrome (), both of which drove him to a Virginia hospital last month. Bol was returning to the United States after spending several months in his hometown of Sudan, where he was building a school through the group Sudan Sunrise. According to Bol’s Facebook page, he became ill and developed a rash after taking medication.

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Retired NBA player Manute Bol suffering serious medication reaction

manute bol 3Retired 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 Virginia 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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Texas man sues drug maker after suffering serious skin reaction

texas 100x100A Texas man is suing the maker of his anti-epileptic drugs claiming the medications caused him to develop a severe skin reaction known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome, or , according to the West Virginia Record.

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Wife files lawsuit against drug maker

Amy Clanton says her husband Ralph would not have taken Phenytoin to control his seizures if he knew the drug could have serious side effects, according to the West Virginia’s The Record. Without forewarning of the potential dangers, Ralph took the prescription medication and a month later noticed odd skin disruptions on his body. As his condition worsened, his eyelid peeled off while Amy applied eye drops to his eyes.

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