Serum sickness like reaction in an 11-year-old boy
Introduction We describe the case of an 11 year old Nigerian boy who presented with acute onset of polyarthralgia associated with low grade pyrexia, facial oedema, urticarial rash, pruritis, throat and ear pain. Methods His medical and surgical histories were unremarkable. Twelve days prior to admis...
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| Published in | Irish journal of medical science Vol. 180; no. 2; pp. 605 - 606 |
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| Abstract | Introduction
We describe the case of an 11 year old Nigerian boy who presented with acute onset of polyarthralgia associated with low grade pyrexia, facial oedema, urticarial rash, pruritis, throat and ear pain.
Methods
His medical and surgical histories were unremarkable. Twelve days prior to admission he had been treated for acute tonsillitis with penicillin.
Conclusion
Serum sickness like reaction was diagnosed and he was treated with analgesia and prednisolone. His symptoms were resolved within 48 h and he was discharged. |
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| AbstractList | We describe the case of an 11 year old Nigerian boy who presented with acute onset of polyarthralgia associated with low grade pyrexia, facial oedema,urticarial rash, pruritis, throat and ear pain.
His medical and surgical histories were unremarkable.Twelve days prior to admission he had been treated for acute tonsillitis with penicillin.
Serum sickness like reaction was diagnosed and he was treated with analgesia and prednisolone. His symptoms were resolved within 48 h and he was discharged. We describe the case of an 11 year old Nigerian boy who presented with acute onset of polyarthralgia associated with low grade pyrexia, facial oedema,urticarial rash, pruritis, throat and ear pain.INTRODUCTIONWe describe the case of an 11 year old Nigerian boy who presented with acute onset of polyarthralgia associated with low grade pyrexia, facial oedema,urticarial rash, pruritis, throat and ear pain.His medical and surgical histories were unremarkable.Twelve days prior to admission he had been treated for acute tonsillitis with penicillin.METHODSHis medical and surgical histories were unremarkable.Twelve days prior to admission he had been treated for acute tonsillitis with penicillin.Serum sickness like reaction was diagnosed and he was treated with analgesia and prednisolone. His symptoms were resolved within 48 h and he was discharged.CONCLUSIONSerum sickness like reaction was diagnosed and he was treated with analgesia and prednisolone. His symptoms were resolved within 48 h and he was discharged. Introduction We describe the case of an 11 year old Nigerian boy who presented with acute onset of polyarthralgia associated with low grade pyrexia, facial oedema, urticarial rash, pruritis, throat and ear pain. Methods His medical and surgical histories were unremarkable. Twelve days prior to admission he had been treated for acute tonsillitis with penicillin. Conclusion Serum sickness like reaction was diagnosed and he was treated with analgesia and prednisolone. His symptoms were resolved within 48 h and he was discharged. |
| Author | Cooke, R. O’Keeffe, D. T. |
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