I've been off-line for the last week because I've been sick with an
apparent newly developed allergy to Avelox.  On Friday 11/19 I woke up
with a fever & the beginnings of a rash on my legs--just little red
dots.  At that point I had been taking Avelox for 8 days for a sinus
infection.  I went to my doctor & he thought I just had some kind of
viral infection and told me to stay home & rest.  I kept taking the
Avelox.

By Sunday 11/21 I was covered with a red, hot, painful rash over
almost all of my body.  I was running a fever that went as high as 105
degrees but only at night, and I felt totally miserable.  My white
blood cell count was 27000 and I had swollen lymph glands in my neck.
I ended up going to the emergency room after the urgent care doctor
sent me there.

I was told by the ER doctor that I had developed erythema multiforme
which is a type of hypersensitivity (allergic) reaction & they thought
it was probably due to the Avelox and that I should stop taking it.
My last dose was on 11/20.

I saw my regular doctor again on 11/22 and he confirmed that I had
erythema multiforme & that I should never take Avelox again.  Over the
last week the rash has slowly faded away & I am finally feeling almost
normal again.

I've taken Avelox many times before without a problem and it is the
best antibiotic for me to take when my sinus infections flare up.  Now
I wonder what I'll do when the next infection hits--what other
antibiotics are available that would work as well?  Has anyone else
here developed an allergy to an antibiotic suddenly?

Thanks.
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