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minocycline

lolda
lolda CSN Member Posts: 6
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
is there anybody who had bad reaction to minocycline?/antibiotic used to treat rash caused by erbitux/ my husband has some kind of infection-with high fever after using it. doctor think it is from minocycline or from infected port
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  • jim115
    jim115 CSN Member Posts: 8
    #2
    lolda,

    I haven't used minocyclin, so can't help you there. But I'm on Erbitux and my oncologist prescribed clindamycin phosphate 1% topical gel; it controls my rash fairly well - and I've never had a bad reaction to it (have used it for over a year and half now). You might want to ask your husband's oncologist about clindamycin gel.

    Regards,
    jim115
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  • dash4
    dash4 CSN Member Posts: 303 Member
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    My husband has been on erbitux since 11/05. None of the topical or usual oral meds help his rash at all. He went to dermatologist doing a study and has taken keflex(antibiotic) and soriatane(psoriasis med) -- has worked great for him. The minocycline did not have any effect for my husband. Hope you have figured it out ...keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
    Mary Kay
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  • apache4
    apache4 CSN Member Posts: 272 Member
    #4
    I'm not sure how one would get an infection while on an antibiotic...that seems contradictory. I sure would press that Dr. for a definite diagnosis...this could be dangerous. Any high fever is usually a trip to the ER in my experience. The fever is to go no higher then 100.5.
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