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Serum sickness-like illness associated with ciprofloxacin
1Infectious Disease Division, St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46260.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
|May 1, 1990
Summary
Serum sickness-like reactions can be caused by common drugs. This case report highlights ciprofloxacin as a potential new cause of this hypersensitivity reaction.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacology
- Immunology
- Clinical Medicine
Background:
- Serum sickness is a systemic hypersensitivity reaction.
- Historically linked to horse serum, common causes now include penicillins, cephalosporins, and sulfonamides.