Why is ciprofloxacin (Cipro, Cirpo XR) prescribed to patients? Cipro, Cipro XR is used to treat infections of the skin, lungs, airways, bones, and joints caused by susceptible bacteria. Cipro, Cipro XR also is frequently used to treat urinary infections caused by bacteria such as E. coli.
inflammation of the lung; see also pneumonia. hypersensitivity pneumonitis a respiratory hypersensitivity reaction to repeated inhalation of organic particles, usually in an occupational setting, with onset a few hours after exposure to the allergen.
Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome, previously named âdrug hypersensitivity syndromeâ, is a rather distinct severe adverse drug reaction characterised by skin rash, fever, lymph node enlargement and single or multiple or-gan involvement, which starts within 8 weeks after the initiation of the therapy [1â 3].