Overview
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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