Serum sickness
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Background
- A type III hypersensitivity reaction
- Secondary to injection of anitoxins (e.g. tetanus, rabies)
- Reactions secondary to the administration of nonprotein drugs
- Amoxicillin, cefaclor, cephalexin (Keflex), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Treatment
- D/C antigen
Prognosis
- Symptoms usually last 1-2 weeks before spontaneously subsiding
- Long-lasting sequelae generally do not occur
- Fatalities are rare and usually are due to continued administration of the antigen