My mouth started to swell, and the rest of my body did the same. I haven't had another episode like that, but since then I've had horrible itching, burning, swelling and redness on my hands and feet. My doctor called it adult eczema, but in all my research I cannot find a type of eczema with my symptoms. Determining the cause of contact dermatitis isn't always easy, however, this sounds like a likely cause of your symptoms. It's a more likely cause than chronic residual effect from the sulfa.
Treatment consists of avoiding whatever is causing the contact dermatitis.
If a doctor suspects contact dermatitis but a careful process of elimination doesn't pinpoint the cause, patch testing can be done. For this test, small patches containing substances that often cause dermatitis are placed on the skin for two days to see if a rash develops beneath them. We encourage you to see a dermatologist for this problem. 882-7000 to make an appointment with a University of Missouri Health Sciences Center physician. I have extremely dry skin.