She has a history of allergy to penicillin, ciprofloxacin, sulfa, and seafood. She reports to you that her rash has been recurring for the past 5 months, and has been treated 4 times in a walk-in clinic with tapering 2 week courses of prednisone. Her last course was approximately three weeks ago, and the rash has returned during the past 2 days. She is not a smoker and drinks alcohol on rare occasion. There is a family history of coronary artery disease and asthma.
Review of systems is otherwise unremarkable.
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