A case of fluoxetine-induced serum sickness.
After 3-4 weeks of taking fluoxetine for depression, a 27-year-old man developed fever, skin eruptions, arthralgia, and lymphadenopathy. His clinical symptoms and results of laboratory assessment were consistent with a diagnosis of serum sickness reaction to the fluoxetine.
Miller
L G
LG
Department of Family Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77005.
Bowman
R C
RC
Mann
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Tripathy
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D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012713:Serum Sickness / Q000139:chemically induced*
D005473:Fluoxetine