One-Year-Old Gets SJS from Zithromax

Shanda Bennett didn’t think much of it when she took her daughter, Hannah, to the doctor for an ear infection. He prescribed a routine antibiotic, but it didn’t seem to be working. To ensure Hannah’s infection cleared up, she was switched to Zithromax, a stronger antibiotic that is commonly prescribed around the world. Zithromax is usually prescribed for five days, but on day three Hannah wasn’t getting any better and her mother noticed a rash spreading across her body.

Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) often starts as a seemingly harmless rash. Since her daughter is so young, Shanda took Hannah back to the doctor where tests were ran but she was sent home — even though her white blood cell count was double what it should be. A mis-diagnosis with SJS is common since the disease is so rare. However, it can be deadly if not caught early. Hannah was diagnosed with scarlet fever.

A Lucky Break

For the next few days, Hannah was in and out of the doctor’s office as physicians tried to treat scarlet fever and watched her white blood cell counts spike and then dive. Due to pure luck, Hannah’s doctor looked through a disease textbook and noticed that her symptoms were identical to SJS and a correct diagnosis was made. Fortunately for Hannah, her SJS wasn’t nearly as severe as many other Zithromax victims. Zithromax is known for leading to SJS and the more severe TEN (skin death).

Many victims experience painful blisters across their body, permanent blindness, and even death when the skin begins to die and slough away from the body. Hannah’s SJS was caught in time that it could be properly treated, although there’s no “cure” for SJS. However, Zithromax SJS symptoms can be treated. Shanda reports that even after the SJS cleared up, Hannah has remained a fussy baby, whereas before she was easy and always happy.

The Zithromax SJS Link

Antibiotics are one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the U.S., and some people claim they’re overprescribed. Children like Hannah are given antibiotics like Zithromax for a number of ailments. Since Stevens Johnson Syndrome starts innocently enough, it’s easy to see how some people will blindly trust their doctor until it’s too late. If it weren’t for Hannah’s doctor’s persistence, she may have been another fatal Zithromax victim.

SJS actually is a skin rash, but a very serious one. Once the blisters have spread to over 30 percent of the body, SJS is re-classified as skin death or TEN. At this point, Zithromax sufferers are usually treated in burn units. There’s little that can be done except to ease the pain.

Did Zithromax Cause SJS in You or a Loved One?

Are you a victim of Zithromax Stevens Johnson Syndrome? If so, you might have a Zithromax legal claim. Compensation for your loss, pain, suffering and bills may be due. Filing a Zithromax SJS lawsuit can help.

Read more at the Zithromax, Z-Pak, Azithromycin Heart Attack, Stevens Johnson Syndrome & Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Class Action Lawsuit Settlement & Investigation today. You’ll be able to submit your story, and a Zithromax attorney will contact you for a free claim review if you have a case.