ALLERGY TO INSECTS

ALLERGY TO INSECTS
Allergy to medications is a common problem because of the frequent and sometimes excessive
use of prescription and non-prescription drugs.
Drug allergy sufferers complain of one or more of the following:
Hives which are itchy, red and swollen raised skin lesions.
Angioedema is giant non-itchy hives
Asthma (cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, and chest tightness)
Loss of blood pressure and even shock
Joint pains and swellings
Eczema (excessive skin dryness and presence of a rash. The rash could be itchy, sometimes
intense and the skin becomes rough, thick, broken open at times.)
Mucus membranes
Digestive tract and
Cardiovascular system. Exposure to the offending medication can be through contact with the
skin, breathing vapors from the medication, ingestion, or through injection. Symptoms can be
acute or can develop over a given, sometimes prolonged period of time.
Symptoms from allergy to medications do not relate to how much of that medicine is taken
in or put on the skin. Severe or even life threatening symptoms can result from exposure to
small dose of the medication such as the case with penicillin.
Identifying the offending medication and avoiding any form of contact with it, is very vital in the
management of allergy to medications. You should familiarize yourself with the names of and
the dates you started taking all medications. Remember, it takes only small quantity of a given
medication to produce severe symptoms.

CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSIS AND PROPER
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF ECZEMA, CONTACT DERMATITIS AND OTHER
ALLERGIC SKIN RASHES.
WE CAN HELP.
Allergy, Asthma, Sinus and Immunology Center
201 Eighth Street South Suite 107
Naples, FL 34102
Phone: (239) 261-5599
www.allergytoday.com