Allergy to antibiotics --> severe penis rash

[m1821]

Please help! Every time that I have to take antibiotics, I get an allergic reaction: I have a Penis Rash that is so severe that within minutes from taking the drugs my penis will star itching, then within a few hours it'll become red and then I will get lots of blisters and eventually my penis will start peeling and the skin would come off  ..it'd take me up to a month to get back to normal  ..this allergy is so bad that I do not ever want to take antibiotics even when the doctor says I really need them ..I have try with different types of atibiotics but so far haven't found the one that will not get me the allergic reaccion ..please help!! I have had a terrible flu/cold for a month now, my doctor prescribed me antibiotics but I do not want to take them cause I now what will happen!  ..anyone out there with some idea of what I can do?? please help!  ...thank you.

[doctornee medical]

Hi
Welcome to the forum!
You need to take an allergy test—either skin, RAST or Elisa to know what you are allergic to. You can be tested for all antibiotics available to know what you are allergic to and what is safe for you.
Hope this helps. It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[m1821]

Hi :-)  ..where can I take these kind of tests? I live in South America and I am not sure they are familiar here with these kind of tests here ..could you be a little more specific with the kind of test I need to take ..I plan on going to the Lab this Monday but what exactly should I ask them for?  ..many thanks in advance for your advice.

[doctornee medical]

Hi
Allergy tests are available everywhere.
Read more about them on: http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/allergy.html#cat5
“Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Allergy Skin Tests(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Allergy Testing(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• What Is Allergy Testing?(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Also available in Spanish
• White Blood Cell Differential Count(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)”
Hope these help. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[SDC1972]

I have the exact same condition right now. I was put on bactrim to treat a staff infection and since I started taking the medicine I developed a severe rash on my penis. I was perscribed bactrim ds 800/160 tablets to take two, two times a day. Should I stop taking the bactrim and call my doctor? Also is there anything I can use to make the rash better or just more bearable until it heals. Thank you.