A Filipina is now in critical condition and fighting for her life in the United Arab Emirates after a rare reaction to antibiotics, a UAE-based news site reported Saturday.
Doctors diagnosed Lynn Credo Del Rosario with a severe case of Stevens–Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, a life-threatening skin condition that affects one in a million people.
“The hospital has received several cases of Stevens–Johnson syndrome in the last six months but they had less than 30 percent burns. This is the first time that we’ve seen such a severe case,” Dr. Kiumars Bayat, specialist Internal Medicine at Iranian Hospital, said in an article posted on Gulf News Saturday.
Del Rosario, 38, is presently heavily sedated, the report added.
She had been admitted to the Iranian Hospital on August 8 after taking antibiotics from a pharmacy to treat the flu, Gulf News reported.
Within 12 hours after taking the antibiotics, she suffered burns all over her body. The burns increased by the hour.
In a matter of days, the burns affected about 90 percent of her body.
Bayat said this type of syndrome causes the skin to blister and shed off, leaving the skin to a similar condition to that of a burn victim.
“This disease affects the immune system and varies among patients because some people are more sensitive than others. Lynn is being treated as a burn victim and we have created a unit especially to prevent her from contracting any type of infection,” he said.
Steroids, antibiotics
Gulf News reported del Rosario has passed the acute phase when the symptoms progressed, and is in the recovery stage, the longest stage.
Doctors are now treating her with steroids and antibiotics.
“This disease can be caused by medications or viral infections, and there is not one particular substance that can be responsible as it is a combination of factors,” said Bayat.
He added the syndrome can also be induced as an allergic reaction to food.
While del Rosario's employers and colleagues are checking up on her daily at her bedside, her medical insurance does not cover the treatment.
Her employers have shouldered the medical expenses until now, which have surpassed Dh70,000 (roughly P812,000).
To help raise funds for her medical expenses, a Facebook page has been created to raise awareness in the community to assist in del Rosario’s recovery.
“Lynn is fighting for her life and cannot even take a shower without feeling agonizing pain, as the soles of her feet are badly burned. She’s been fed with soup because her throat is badly burned as well, and we have been told that unless the payments are maybe, Lynn’s treatment will be stopped,” added Sara Abdul Wahab.
Doctors diagnosed Lynn Credo Del Rosario with a severe case of Stevens–Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, a life-threatening skin condition that affects one in a million people.
“The hospital has received several cases of Stevens–Johnson syndrome in the last six months but they had less than 30 percent burns. This is the first time that we’ve seen such a severe case,” Dr. Kiumars Bayat, specialist Internal Medicine at Iranian Hospital, said in an article posted on Gulf News Saturday.
Del Rosario, 38, is presently heavily sedated, the report added.
She had been admitted to the Iranian Hospital on August 8 after taking antibiotics from a pharmacy to treat the flu, Gulf News reported.
Within 12 hours after taking the antibiotics, she suffered burns all over her body. The burns increased by the hour.
In a matter of days, the burns affected about 90 percent of her body.
Bayat said this type of syndrome causes the skin to blister and shed off, leaving the skin to a similar condition to that of a burn victim.
“This disease affects the immune system and varies among patients because some people are more sensitive than others. Lynn is being treated as a burn victim and we have created a unit especially to prevent her from contracting any type of infection,” he said.
Steroids, antibiotics
Gulf News reported del Rosario has passed the acute phase when the symptoms progressed, and is in the recovery stage, the longest stage.
Doctors are now treating her with steroids and antibiotics.
“This disease can be caused by medications or viral infections, and there is not one particular substance that can be responsible as it is a combination of factors,” said Bayat.
He added the syndrome can also be induced as an allergic reaction to food.
While del Rosario's employers and colleagues are checking up on her daily at her bedside, her medical insurance does not cover the treatment.
Her employers have shouldered the medical expenses until now, which have surpassed Dh70,000 (roughly P812,000).
To help raise funds for her medical expenses, a Facebook page has been created to raise awareness in the community to assist in del Rosario’s recovery.
“Lynn is fighting for her life and cannot even take a shower without feeling agonizing pain, as the soles of her feet are badly burned. She’s been fed with soup because her throat is badly burned as well, and we have been told that unless the payments are maybe, Lynn’s treatment will be stopped,” added Sara Abdul Wahab.
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