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Hank's full-body rash after a viral infection (2008)

story · status: retell

About: Barack Obama, sulfasalazine, Hank Green

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2008-04-17 tell Hank has a full-body rash, a side effect of a viral infection he probably caught at the Barack Obama rally, after five days of 103-degree fever. ITCHY MUSIC! 00:00:00
2008-04-24 update Hank corrects last week's account: the illness was an allergic reaction to sulfasalazine, not a virus; a relapse after resuming it sent him to the ER for IV fluids and steroids. Pills Pills Pills 00:00:00
2008-04-28 retell John retells Hank's illness: his doctor gave him an unsafe cheaper drug to save money and he had to pay for the hospital himself, since insurers won't cover him. Ranting and Giving Stuff Away 00:02:45