Cipro Antibiotic Skin Hives Rash and Dermographism

by James Taylor
(Bryan, TX)

I was put on Cipro for 45 days but I took it for only 35 days since I began to feel different and therefore just stopped taking the antibiotic. Not long after that, I started showing the symptoms of Dermatographism. Is there any information on Cipro and Dermographism being related in any way? Could it have caused this dermatographism skin hives rash condition?

Thank you in advance for any information! It is a miserable skin condition!

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I cannot say for certain that there is a link between Cipro and dermographism. However, use and in particular extended use of antibiotics is listed as a probable cause. Many visitors to this website have indicated a likely relationship between their antibiotic use and their dermographism.

Antibiotic Skin Hives Rash from Cefdinir Antibiotic

by Nina-F
(Nashville, TN, Williamson)

I am giving a short history of my 12 year old daughter's skin hives condition. She took a flu shot in a doctor's office and five days later she got the swine flu. After she recovered from the flu she came up with a bad cough and I took her to the doctor and he gave her Cefdinir for her cough which contains penicillin. I keep telling him she is allergic to the penicillin as I am but they are ignoring it. She took the Cefdinir for about ten days and 24 hours after she finished taking the medication she started having bad antibiotic skin hives to the point her face and her body all over were itchy and red and swollen. She started feeling better after three days and back to being normal after ten days, but the antibiotic skin hives rash is reoccurring - like when she is changing clothes or if by mistake I scratch her she has big swollen area on her skin. It has been four weeks since she started her hives.

I am really worried sick about her and I want her to get back to normal. Do you have any solution for us?

It sounds like her recent illness or dose of antibiotics has caused dermographism to develop. This is not uncommon as many people seem to develop this skin condition after an illness and/or treatment with antibiotics. I would return to the doctor and mention this as a possible skin condition that your daughter might have and have it diagnosed and treated appropriately.

Unfortunately, there is no cure. It may disappear as quickly as it came or it may last for many years.





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