The woman's allergic reaction to penicillin leaves her with terrible burns

In France, a 29-year-old woman said that she had learned to accept her body and adopt her new look after an allergic reaction to a drug that had left her burned to 90%. Camille Lagier, who had a tonsillectomy in September 2017, said her symptoms began after penicillin was prescribed during her recovery, MDW Features reported.

Lagier, photographed after healing his wounds, said his symptoms began with tingling eyes and spots on his back.
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"The first symptoms were itchy eyes and stains on my back that got worse every hour," Lagier told the newspaper.

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She said she had already taken penicillin and had no problems, but this time, five days later, she landed at the ICU of the Marseille Hospital. , where she was diagnosed with toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), a potentially life-threatening skin. disorder that causes blisters and peeling of the skin.

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According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, this condition causes the skin of the patient's skin, leaving large exposed areas of the body exposed, allowing skin liquids and salts to escape from damaged areas. Patients are likely to be infected, the treatment usually requiring hospitalization in a burn treatment unit. It is usually caused by a reaction to an antibiotic or a prescribed anticonvulsant.

She spent three weeks in hospital while her wounds healed.
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"I was covered with bandages because 90% of my skin was covered with second degree burns and my eyes were gently groomed because patients could become blind after TEN," Lagier told MDW Features.

She said the reaction had affected her mouth, her tongue, her genitals and her trachea, and that she was unable to speak for days.

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"I spent eight days with bandages all over my body and my face. I was awake and every minute was a torture, "she said. "After eight days, they took off the bandages and two days later."

Lagier stated that she had spent three weeks in the hospital prior to her release, and that she felt anxious and regretted never to worry about her appearance.

She said her scars now remind her that she has survived the horrific ordeal.
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"Now, I love and love my body with all its imperfections and scars," she told reporters. "Every day, I have the chance to see a sunset or drink a cup of tea. Happiness is not the smile that I feel when I meet other people, it's the smile that I wear when I'm alone, in front of my own reflection. "

Lagier said that she still had scars due to the test, but that these scars were reminiscent of her survival. She started a blog to help inspire others.