10 Causes of Skin Rashes
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Cause #8: Drug Rash
A skin rash commonly occurs as a side effect of a certain medication, like antibiotics or diuretics, for example. The rash starts as red spots that tend to spread and emerge with one another covering large areas of the body.
Sometimes, it takes weeks for the skin rash to become noticeable, while in other cases, the red spots on the skin become noticeable after a couple of hours or immediately after taking a new drug. Discontinuation of the drug that caused the drug rash will clear up the rash within a couple of days in most cases.
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