To Test or Not to Test? How a Positive Rapid Strep Test May Perplex the Diagnosis of Serum-Sickness Like Reaction

To Test or Not to Test? How a Positive Rapid Strep Test May Perplex the Diagnosis of Serum-Sickness Like Reaction

BACKGROUND: Serum sickness-like reaction (SSLR) represents a rare immunologic disorder. The original version is the serum sickness (SS), a type III hypersensitivity reaction caused by large protein molecules such as diphtheria antitoxin. However, SSLR is a delayed reaction of unknown etiology, trig...

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Main Authors: Christodoulos Chatzigrigoriadis, George Eleftherakis, Kostis Gyftopoulos, Stelios F. Assimakopoulos, Despoina Sperdouli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2025-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Students
Subjects:
Serum Sickness
Exanthema
Drug Eruption
Amoxicillin
Streptococcus pyogenes
Online Access:http://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/2842
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