Sexually transmitted diseases caused by improper medication

　　I have never "fucked around" outside, how could I get it? sexually transmitted diseases Woolen cloth? Not long ago, a certain male The patient's genitals became increasingly red, swollen and itchy, and there was sticky discharge from the urethral opening, and two blisters appeared. It was natural to think that he might have a sexually transmitted disease.

　　But to Hospital After testing the urethral secretions, no sexually transmitted diseases were found. In addition, the man had always denied that he had a history of unclean sexual intercourse. The doctor determined that he did not have any sexually transmitted diseases. The doctor then asked the patient what medications he had taken recently, and the patient recalled that he had been taking cotrimoxazole. Now the doctor basically figured out that the man's "venereal disease" was caused by this drug. The doctor asked him to stop taking the medicine immediately. A week later, the patient's "venereal disease" healed without treatment.

　　Experts explained that cotrimoxazole belongs to the sulfonamides and is a synthetic antibacterial drug. Sulfa drugs have many side effects, including skin Mucosal symptoms are more common. If they appear on the genitals, patients will suspect whether they are symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases. Some patients with "venereal diseases" who go to dermatology departments are often caused by adverse reactions to sulfonamide drugs rather than suffering from sexually transmitted diseases.

　　If such patients have just discovered symptoms and do not have symptoms such as genital ulceration, they generally do not need any treatment. They can recover on their own after stopping the medication for a week without leaving any sequelae. However, the patient cannot use this type of medicine again in the future, otherwise the same symptoms will still occur, and other medicines with similar efficacy can be replaced.

　　STDs are generally spread through sexual behavior. One doctor said that in his 20 years of work experience, he has only encountered one patient who contracted an STD without having an unclean sex life. Therefore, as long as you don't "have sex", you basically won't get sexually transmitted diseases. If symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases appear "for no reason", you should first think about whether you have taken any drugs recently, and tell your doctor about your medication status when you see a doctor, because it is possible that the drugs you have taken caused the symptoms of "sexually transmitted diseases". It's actually a drug rash. It is recommended that patients with the above conditions should go to a regular hospital for treatment and rule out other disease。