Serum sickness in humans is a reaction to proteins in antiserum derived from a non-human animal source, occurring 4–10 days after exposure. It is a type of hypersensitivity, specifically immune complex hypersensitivity (type III). The term serum sickness-like reaction (SSLR) is occasionally used to refer to similar illnesses that arise from the ...
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an allergic reaction to animal serum or antiserum injected into an individual`s blood to provide immunity against such illnesses as tetanus, ... [1 related articles]
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Noun: A short-lived illness that may develop about 10 days after injection with a product injected into a person which has come from an animal origin, such as anti-lymphocyte globulin which is horse or rabbit based. There may be an itchy rash, joint pain, fever, and enlarged lymph nodes . In severe cases, a state similar to shock, with low blood pr...
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A hypersensitivity response (type III) to the injection of large amounts of antigen, as might happen when large amounts of antiserum are given in a passive immunisation. The effects are caused by the presence of soluble immune complexes in the tissues. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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a hypersensitivity reaction following the administration of foreign serum or other antigens; it is marked by urticarial rashes, edema, adenitis, joint pains, high fever, and prostration. Reactions to tetanus antitoxin derived from horse serum were especially common but are now rare owing to refinement of the antigenic component...
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A hypersensitivity reaction consisting of fever, rashes, joint pain and glomerulonephritis, resulting from localization of circulating, soluble, antigen-antibody complexes, which induce inflammatory reactions. Serum sickness was originally induced following therapy with large doses of antibody from a foreign source - e.g. horse serum.
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A hypersensitivity response (Type III) to the injection of large amounts of antigen, as might happen when large amounts of antiserum are given in a passive immunization. The effects are caused by the presence of soluble immune complexes in the tissues.
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an allergic reaction in humans to animal serum, often seen in cases of snakebite where antivenin is administered.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. an immune complex disease appearing some days (usually 1-2 weeks) after injection of a foreign serum or serum protein, with local and systemic reactions such as urticaria, fever, general lymphadenopathy, edema, arthritis, and occasionally albuminuria or severe nephritis; originally described in patients receiving serother...
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n] - a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum
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systemic type III hypersensitivity reaction
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serum disease noun a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum
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