Source: The Guardian >> Read Full Article and Comment
A Swedish teenager has grown back her entire face after an allergic reaction to a single Paracetamol pill caused it to turn black and fall off.
Eva Uhlin, aged 19, has recovered her looks after suffering a once-in-a-million allergic reaction to the commonly used household pain killer purchased over the counter.
The deadly condition, known as Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, attacked her body causing her skin to blister, burn and to scab.
During her illness parts of her chest, arms, back and stomach fell off. At one point the damage to Miss Uhlin’s face was so bad that her lips grew together.
“It felt like something was crawling around under my skin, I was in total shock – it was like something out of a horror film,” she said.
“I couldn’t believe what was happening. I had taken Paracetamol many times before.”
Miss Uhlin’s nightmare began in September 2005 when she became ill with a fever on holiday.
Then aged 15, she was told to take a couple of Paracetamol tablets to relieve her symptoms but the combination of her virus and the drug created a freak reaction…. Continue Reading
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