Within the past few hours, my husband has developed a rash that covers his back, neck, and upper arms. He seems to have no other symptoms. He has been taking antibiotics (Levaquin, sorry about the spelling) and just finished the last one today. Was in the hospital last week for 2 days with bronchitis / pneumonia. Has also been taking Mucinex. He has gone to bed in the last few minutes and is sleeping peacefully. I was very nervous about the rash and wondered what I should do, as there seem to be no other symptoms.Thank you.Brenda Wooten YYYY@YYYY
Hello, Thank you for posting on Chat Doctor. The condition your husband is having is called Urticaria or hives. It's an allergic manifestation of skin, where an allergen leads to release of certain substances from your blood, leading to itchy skin rash and swelling over soft tissues. Its proper management requires thorough history, clinical and laboratory work-up. You may have to go for specific tests like patch test, food prick test, IGE antibody levels etc. As for treatment part, best would be the avoidance of allergen as far as possible. Try to eliminate possible triggering foods from diet. I would also advise you various antihistamines for long duration(at least 3 months) with or without oral corticosteroids. For non-responding cases there are many other Chat Doctor.  Hope this will help you in resolving your query. Thank you