Serum sickness-like illness associated with ciprofloxacin.
Serum sickness is a systemic hypersensitivity reaction initially reported in children receiving horse serum. Drugs such as penicillins, cephalosporins, and sulfonamides are now noted to be the most common etiologic agents of serum sickness-like reactions. This case report describes a serum sickness-like reaction temporally related to ciprofloxacin, a previously unreported adverse effect of this drug or any of the other quinolones.
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Infectious Disease Division, St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46260.
D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012713:Serum Sickness / Q000139:chemically induced*
D002939:Ciprofloxacin