New Delhi. The danger of taking medicines with the help of Internet or AI is not limited to wrong treatment, it can also prove fatal. A 45-year-old man in Delhi started taking medicine on the advice of AI to avoid HIV infection, but his attempt turned into a serious health crisis.
According to doctors at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, the victim has developed ‘Stevens-Jones Syndrome’, a rare but life-threatening drug-related reaction.
According to the information, the man felt the fear of HIV infection after having unprotected sex. Usually in such cases, prophylactic medication is started within 72 hours of exposure to a potentially infected person and is stopped only after the test results are negative.
But instead of contacting the doctor, this person took the full course of medicine for 28 days on the advice of AI. She started having rashes just seven days later, but continued taking the medicine. After this, problems in eyes and other parts of the body increased and after visiting several hospitals, he was admitted to AML Hospital.
After testing here, he was diagnosed with Stevens-Jones Syndrome, which can cause severe damage to the skin and mucosa and often requires intensive care, such as the ICU. “The patient’s condition is critical. Our priority now is to control the reaction to the drug,” a senior doctor said, The Times of India reported.
Doctors also expressed surprise that the patient was able to buy medicines online, which doctors generally do not prescribe now without serious investigation.
