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Old Wed Jan 1, 2014, 10:53 PM
kyis kyis is offline
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New years day

Happy New Years to All.
Well this is my 4 day in the hospital for what appears folliculitis staph?

Day 1 Treatmenet AB's Vanocin and Zoysyn. Labs out, chest xray and urine.

Day 2 Temp and headaches continue. Went to Dermotology for biopsy and cultures of bumps.

Day 3, Apparently allergic now to penicillin, as body rash appears. Started at back, then chest, then down legs. Switch ab's to iv Meropenem and pill voriconazole for possible fungus. A few white pimples appear near neck later that day and more by eve.

Day 4 Early morning Temp hits 102 they say, I don't remember. More white pimples appears around eyes, face, neck, and back. I'm not looking so charming. Temp goes near normal by early today mostly. Cultures taken of white pimple stuff. Headaches continue. Original bumps less red and painful now, though they didn't appear to ever pimple up. One in nose is better and one in ear pretty painful.

Day 5 Temp is better, but more outbreak and original bumps getting better.

Day 6 Everything getting better, no temp, culture showing bacteria. They let me out!
Day 9 No fungus growth. So dumped the voriconazole and staying on cefadroxil for a few more days.
Day 10 Back to work.

Hopefully this gets resolved soon and info will help others.
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Male 56, MDS 2008, pre SCT Hypocellular 5-30%, Normal Cytogenetics. WBC 500, anc 45, Blasts 15%, Platelets 45, HGB 7, RBCC 1.71, HCT 20.5, MCV 120. Became Transfusion dependent 3/2016. 5 cycles VIdaza started 3/14/16 which reduced Blast counts. . Marrow Transplant 9/1/16, Hereditary MDS/AML.

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