This was the cringe-worthy moment a Canadian man blew up the palm of his hand like a balloon after suffering an allergic reaction to Penicillin yesterday (12 September).

Tom B. Anderson suffered a fever, for which he was given a dose of penicillin. He experienced an allergic reaction to the medicine which gave him a bodily covered rash.

It eventually developed into sacs of dead skin where air pockets could accumulate.

Anderson said: "This is after a severe rash went away. My entire body is ashy and peeling. The palms of my hands were red, with some white dots. I could not make a fist. The itching was terrible."

He later added: "The antibiotics were used in combination to fight cause of high fever and cellulitis and I have been on more than 5 different antibiotics while at the hospital."

Anderson filmed the video at St. Mary's Hospital in the Kitchener area, near Toronto.

Allergic reaction to penicillin.
Skin starting to peel after rash subsided.
Skin detached from palm and peeled away from one finger.
Demonstrates balloon like behaviour of palm skin.
Taken on Sep 12, 2018 at St Mary’s hospital.