Presumed Serum Sickness Following Thymoglobulin Treatment of Acute Cellular Rejection of a Cardiac Allograft

被引：1

作者：

Ratushny, Vladimir ^{[1
]}

Capell, Brian C. ^{[2
]}

Rosenbach, Misha ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Massachusetts Dermatol Associates, Beverly, MA USA

[2] Univ Penn, Perelman Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, 2 Maloney Bldg,3600 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

来源：

CUTIS | 2017年 / 100卷 / 03期

关键词：

ANTITHYMOCYTE-GLOBULIN INDUCTION; RENAL-TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS; HEART-TRANSPLANTATION; PENICILLIN;

D O I：

暂无

中图分类号：

R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];

学科分类号：

100206 ;

摘要：

Serum sickness is a hypersensitivity reaction to proteins in antiserum derived from nonhuman animal sources and can be seen in patients being treated with antiserum to prevent transplant rejection. Serum sickness may display variable clinical presentations. Because cutaneous findings may be the initial symptom in some cases, it is important for dermatologists to be able to recognize this condition given its potentially life-threatening symptoms. We present a case of a 35-year-old man with presumed serum sickness after receiving thymoglobulin for the treatment of acute cellular rejection of a heart transplant. The clinical presentation, laboratory findings, and treatment options are reviewed.

引用

页码：186 / 188

页数：3

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