Thursday, July 27, 2006

Coffeeshop antibiotics horror

Star: A Clerk was warded in two hospitals for 52 days after experiencing an allergic reaction to antibiotics, reported Nanyang Siang Pau and China Press.
The dailies front-paged the story of Wu Yi Ling, 25, who suffered from skin ulceration and looked as if she was scalded all over the body.
Wu, who is from Bukit Mertajam, Penang, had taken the antibiotics on April 1 after coming down with fever while she was with her boyfriend in Kedah.
She said the boyfriend had bought the pills from a coffee shop.
The next day, Wu said, pus started to ooze out from various parts of her body, including her tongue and lips.
After seeking treatment at a clinic in Sungai Petani, Kedah, Wu was referred to Seberang Jaya Hospital and Penang
Hospital. She stayed for 52 days at the two hospitals until May 25.
According to the reports, Wu's condition had improved but she would get rashes whenever the weather turned humid.
Bukit Mertajam MP Chong Eng, who highlighted Wu's case at a press conference, urged the public not to purchase antibiotics without a prescription from a doctor.

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