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A 24-year-old female asked:

After allergic reaction to penicillin following itching from head to toe then turned into skin pricking,tingling,burning,molting skin?

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Dr. Dan Fisher
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Allergy: Allergy can be accompanied by an intense skin reaction which causes loss of superficial skin. If this is an acute and severe reaction it may actually be life threatening, but most commonly skin is shed a week or two after an allergic response
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