Hospital da Luz Setúbal

I went to the emergency room of Hospital da Luz, Setubal June 30, 2023 for a terrible poison ivy face rash which I acquired using Kintsugi lacquer which is made from a tree in the poison ivy family. I was immediately given a cortisone injection and left the hospital with a prescription for 40mg of prednisone for three days and then taper to 20mg for 3 days. The doctor also gave me a prescription for Telefast 150 an antihistamine....although I told her that poison ivy is NOt a histamine reaction.) Needless to say, the rash came back with a vengeance 2 days after I stopped the prednisone.The Portuguese doctors HAVE NO IDEA how to treat poison ivy because it does not exist in the country. But they DO have access to the internet like I do where a l found that the protocol for treatment is LONGER (5 days at 40mg) and slower more graduated taper (5 days 30mg, 20, 10, 5, 5). When I called about the recurance, I was told to come back for them to access my condition...but I am not in the mood to visit again.If Portuguese hospitals like LUZ want to be top tier and world class as they bill themselves they need to do a better job!