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Serum sickness: Introduction


Serum sickness: Type of allergic reaction to certain medications or serums. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Serum sickness is available below.


Symptoms of Serum sickness

  • Hives
  • Swollen joints
  • Joint pains
  • Mild fever
  • Swollen lymph glands

Causes

  • Heterologous serum proteins - Antitoxin, antivenin, ATG, and monoclonal antibodies used in the treatment and management of various medical disorders
  • Antibiotics - Cephalosporins, ciprofloxacin, griseofulvin, penicillins, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, metronidazole, and others
  • Other drugs - Allopurinol, barbiturates, captopril, indomethacin, phenylbutazone, procainamide, quinidine, and thiouracil
  • Biologic agents - Streptokinase

Symptomatic and supportive treatments



General treatment strategy of relieving symptoms without actually treating the cause.

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Symptomatic and supportive treatments is listed as a: treatment for 79 conditions; alternative treatment for 0 conditions; preventive treatment for 0 conditions; research treatment for 0 conditions.



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