Young people take acne medication, in short “dies” of rare drug reactions (exclusive)

For Elle Dunn, what started as a seemingly small health problem quickly turned into a life -threatening medical torture.

At the age of 15, Dunn was like many teenagers – to do acne and minocycline to prescribe a common antibiotic. But what should be simple treatment turned into a nightmare that almost took her life.

When she shares herself in a now viral Tikok video, Dunn began with symptoms such as jaw pain and rashes that quickly turned into a full body reaction that was not diagnosed for weeks.

The symptoms of Dunn deteriorated when she took part in her sister’s wedding, where she broke out in heavy beehives and caused a dangerously high 106-degree fever.

She was taken to the hospital where doctors had difficulty determining the cause of her deteriorating state. At some point she even encoded almost 30 minutes – a terrible moment that her family will never forget.

“I remember that my body was only closed,” Dunn only says to the people. “I had no idea what happened to me, and the doctors first.”

She remembers when she had slipped and slipped out of consciousness when the doctors hurried to keep her alive. “The last thing I remember is just hearing the beep. Everything becomes black, and then I just lift out of my body,” she says.

“I see myself lying there,” she continues. “I see all the doctors, nurses who storm in. They rush out my parents.”

Despite the chaos in the room, she was not afraid. “To be honest, it was not scary. It was like ‘Oh my god.’ It almost seemed to be a dream.

First, the doctors diagnosed Dunn with Parvovirus incorrectly and sent home. But her symptoms continued to escalate over six to eight weeks, so that she was weak and immense pain. Finally, a drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (dresses) was correctly diagnosed in her.

According to the national organization for rare disorders, “drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (dress) is a rare disorder that can influence skin, blood and all internal organs, especially liver, kidney, lungs and heart.”

“When they finally told me it was a clothing syndrome, I had never heard of it before,” said Dunn. “I had no idea that an antibiotic for acne could do that to me.”

The severity of the condition of Dunn required weeks of steroid treatments to suppress their immune system and stop the reaction. The high medication demanded her body, but ultimately she saved her life. Even after leaving the hospital, she was confronted with a long recovery.

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In retrospect, she admits how happy she was despite the severity of her reaction. “Yes, I” died “, but everything that happened after what happened was really the best scenario,” she says. “Some people develop alopecia and lose all hair. Some have irreversible damage. I was lucky.”

Now 27 has learned to be extremely careful with medication. Even more than a decade later, experience has a lasting influence on your health and mindset. “I always inquire with doctors before I take something new,” notes Dunn. “I don’t want to go through something like this again.”

She also inspired her trip to raise awareness of clothing syndrome and use social media to educate others about the dangers of serious drug reactions. She says: “If my story can even help to recognize a person at an early stage and to receive the right diagnosis, it is worth sharing.”