Khaliah Shaw was prescribed the drug , Lamotrigine , for bipolar disorder . Within weeks , she had developed rash on face and skin started falling off . Taken to hospital and diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ( Georgia College ) Doctors reportedly put her in a medically-induced coma to alleviate pain . When she awoke , all of her hair and 80 to 90 % of her skin had fallen off . She had to put studies at SJS and State University on hold . Now , Khaliah 's hair is growing back ; she is blogging to overcome ordeal .
Khaliah Shaw was prescribed the drug , Lamotrigine , for bipolar disorder . Within weeks , she had developed rash on face and skin started falling off . Taken to hospital and diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ( SJS ) Doctors reportedly put her in a medically-induced coma to alleviate pain . When she awoke , all of her hair and 80 to 90 % of her skin had fallen off . She had to put studies at Georgia College and State University on hold . Now , Khaliah 's hair is growing back ; she is blogging to overcome ordeal .