Re: enbrel and sulfa allergy

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Hi ,

I am severly allergic to sulfa- had one reaction that landed me in the hospital

for 8 days years ago. I have had excellent results from enbrel w/ no side

effects at all for almost 3 years now.

Last spring, I had a flare of P and started soaking w/ Dead Sea salts but it

kept getting worse and my legs swelled up and started weeping badly- thought it

was cellulitis or vasculitis- the dermie did skin bx's, had to be on high dose

steroids and anitiotics. It took quite awhile to settle down- Oddly- a few

months ago, in one of the Psoriasis magazine issues there was an article about

Dead Sea salts which listed the components- the first of which was sulphur

compounds. My dermie has been warning all her P patients w/ sulfa allergies not

to use sea salts as she feels that was what triggered several months of misery.

Take care and good luck w enbrel!