SERUM SICKNESS-LIKE ILLNESS FOLLOWING STREPTOKINASE THERAPY - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
CREAMER JD MCGRATH JA WEBBPEPLOE M SMITH NP
Citation
Jd. Creamer et al., SERUM SICKNESS-LIKE ILLNESS FOLLOWING STREPTOKINASE THERAPY - A CASE-REPORT, Clinical and experimental dermatology, 20(6), 1995, pp. 468-470
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Clinical and experimental dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03076938
Volume
20
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
468 - 470
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-6938(1995)20:6<468:SSIFST>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We report a patient who developed a serum sickness-like illness charac terized by fever, arthritis, haematuria and a purpuric eruption 7 days following streptokinase therapy for myocardial infarction. Blood test s demonstrated increased circulating immune complexes. The skin involv ement resulted in extensive, painful cutaneous infarction with seconda ry bacterial infection. Serum sickness is an uncommon but recognized c omplication of streptokinase therapy.