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10-15-2010, 04:19 PM | #1 | |||
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Tyson,
My neuro just advised me 2 weeks ago that a new med had been added to the forbidden list, I think it's Keflex... I goggled for some references but all I could get was: Antibiotics: Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition KEFLEX. Mainly skin and soft-tissue infections .... Worsening of symptoms in people with myasthenia gravis (possibly fatal). Vancomycin Some Trade Names ... www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch192/ch192a.html without beeing able to get to the point where the interaction was mentioned... Maybe someone else would be more successful? Maurice. |
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10-16-2010, 05:46 AM | #2 | |||
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10-16-2010, 11:28 PM | #3 | ||
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How did they diagnose the folliculitis?
Just to keep in the (very far) back of your mind -- if treatments for folliculitis don't end up working, you might want to have them rule out pemphigus. I take Mestinon for an autonomic problem and stumbled upon a few interesting diseases/conditions treated with it (and that is one of them). While pemphigus is pretty rare, there are a few case reports of it occurring with myasthenia gravis (you can google that because I can't post links yet) and it can present as pustules (you can look up pustules and pemphigus). I don't know what medications you're on for myasthenia gravis ... with the above condition, some of same meds might treat both (and I'm sorry for sneaking into this forum but I do now and then because a few people with what I have have myasthenia gravis and I find the connection interesting). |
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10-16-2010, 11:49 PM | #4 | ||
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Hey, Heat Intolerant. How are you doing? That was a very good suggestion. I think someone brought it up months ago but was never followed up on. I agree, Tyson, that those eruptions need both a dermatologist and infectious disease doc.
So how are you doing today, Tyson? |
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10-17-2010, 10:25 AM | #5 | |||
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Hello all. I am not really feeling much better. They keflex seems to not be doing anything. Still have bunch of red dots on arms.
I'm in NYC this weekend. Hope you guys are well |
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