Student, 24, nearly went blind and lost NINETY PER CENT of her skin after suffering allergic reaction to common anti-seizure drug

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Student, 24, nearly went blind and lost NINETY PER CENT of her skin after suffering allergic reaction to common anti-seizure drug

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
By SOPHIE JANE EVANS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

A 24-year-old student nearly went blind, lost up to a staggering 90 per cent of her skin and was put into a medically-induced coma after suffering a rare allergic reaction to a common anti-seizure drug.
Khaliah Shaw was a public health graduate student at Georgia College and State University when she was reportedly diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed the medication, Lamotrigine, in 2013.
Within a month of taking the drug, she had developed a rash on her face, while the skin on her lips had started to peel off. Although she visited her local ER, she was initially diagnosed with the flu.
But two days later, Miss Shaw woke up in excruciating pain, with the skin on her face, neck, back and chest falling off and her mouth covered in blisters. She returned to the ER in Oconee County.

However, medics were not sure what was wrong with her, according to Miss Shaw’s blog, which she started writing after her ordeal. They reportedly isolated her, fearing she had an infectious disease.
After the student’s condition deteriorated, she was rushed to The Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, where a dermatologist diagnosed her with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), Fox reported.

SJS is a rare disorder that begins with flu-like symptoms, which Miss Shaw believes led medics to initially mistake her illness for the flu. It is typically a reaction to a medication, and can prove fatal.
During her first night in hospital, Miss Shaw’s skin continued to fall off, leaving her with huge, open wounds. Doctors reportedly decided to put her in a medically-induced coma to alleviate her pain…..more here

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Student, 24, nearly went blind and lost NINETY PER CENT of her skin after suffering allergic reaction to common anti-seizure drug