This case involves a woman with a past medical history of epilepsy. She was switched from her regular medication, Lamictal, to Dilantin/Phenytoin. The patient developed a severe adverse reaction to the new medication resulting in the onset of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS). The…
This case involves a fourteen-year-old male who presented to the emergency room with symptoms of a seizure. His parents said that he was walking in their house when he began to smell burning rubber. A few seconds later, he dropped…
This case involves a forty-five-year-old female patient who had a medical history of asthma but otherwise was in fairly good health. The patient presented to her PCP with chills and shortness of breath. It was at this point she was treated…
This pediatric dermatology case involves the treatment of a minor infection in a young child who had a documented history of a skin reaction to the medication Bactrim. The child’s pediatrician prescribed Bactrim yet again for the new onset skin infection…
