pls i need to talk to a dermatologist. am having drug rash due to intake of a malaria drug(SWIDAR).pls what am i going to do.

SWIDA is a rebranded fansidar from d company Swipha,its a sulphur containing antimalarial drug,d fact u re having a rash means u react 2 sulphur containing drugs,a reaction we call Steven-Johnson syndrome.Immunosuppression as in HIV infected patient taking sulphur containin drugs lyk septrin also come down with SJS.I believe d rash u re having is hypopigmented(like fire burn)?what u do first is to STOP the drug,then take tabs prednisolone 5mg bd.u can apply topical Demaplus tds on d region of the rash.lastly nd most importantly,go to d nearest hospital 2 see a doctor(ur case is a systemic hypersensitivity reaction,not just topical)u'll be requested to do an HIV test,den other assessment'll be done nd treatment depending on the severity.Wish u speedy recovery!

thanks. but mine is not like fire burn. it is just like tiny bumps that itches me sometimes. i am using a cream(vista plus) for it. what do u think

Hi,ve the rash subsided?hope u no longer ve d malaria symptoms?were u able 2 see any doctor?

yeah it has.I visited my family doc and he gave me a cream(vista plus).my body is now perfectly ok thank God.Thanks for caring

U re welcome

Iv bin batlin wt pimpls sins ma teenage age ,nw am in ma 20s,stl persist,I dnt lik d spots its cosin on my face...am soo fedup cs av usd lots of skin care products bt none sims to work....I hv a veri oily skin,iv usd lots of facial cleansers n soaps bt stil no real visbl result.pls I nid help....wht can I do....tnx