title: [Cefaclor therapy followed by serum sickness-like symptoms].
abstract: Cefaclor is an oral cefalosporin for a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative infection. A retrospective study of cefaclor toxicoderma cases at the Department of Dermatology of Heim Pál Children's Hospital found 11 cases. After the administration of the drug, serum sickness like syndromes were observed. The characteristic symptoms were: erythema multiforme like urticaria, polyarticular swelling and oedema of joints and fever. Laboratory findings were: arised activity of the liver enzymes. After the acute symptoms urticaria factitia appeared.
authors.affiliation: Heim Pál Gyermekkórház Börgyógyászati Osztály.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szalai
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Asbóth
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Török
mesh_terms: D002433:Cefaclor / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D012713:Serum Sickness / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology; D014581:Urticaria / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D002433:Cefaclor
vernacular_title: Cefaclor kezelést követó szérumbetegség-szerú tünetek.