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Was able to take penicillin as a kid for tonsillitis. had one reaction of a rash when i was 10. is this an allergy?

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

Possibly: Most people with this history will not react when exposed 20 years later. But some of them will get a rash again.

Answered 4/10/2014

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A member asked:

Was able to take penicillin as a kid for tonsillitis. had one reaction of a rash when i was 10. is this an allergy?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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