The serum sickness after the second double dose of antivenom therapy for pit viper bite : A case report

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  • Fujiwara Yasuaki
    Jichi Medical University Hospital Emergency Medical Center/Emergency Medicine
  • Tanaka Yasutaka
    Jichi Medical University Hospital Emergency Medical Center/Emergency Medicine
  • Fujiya Shoma
    Jichi Medical University Hospital Emergency Medical Center/Emergency Medicine
  • Watanabe Nobutaka
    Jichi Medical University Hospital Emergency Medical Center/Emergency Medicine
  • Shinjo Takafumi
    Jichi Medical University Hospital Emergency Medical Center/Emergency Medicine
  • Matsumura Tomohiro
    Jichi Medical University Hospital Emergency Medical Center/Emergency Medicine
  • Izawa Yoshimitsu
    Jichi Medical University Hospital Emergency Medical Center/Emergency Medicine
  • Yonekawa Chikara
    Jichi Medical University Hospital Emergency Medical Center/Emergency Medicine
  • Mato Takashi
    Jichi Medical University Hospital Emergency Medical Center/Emergency Medicine

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  • 2度目の抗毒素2回投与の後に血清病を発症したマムシ咬傷の1例

Abstract

<p>A 66-year-old woman had been treated with two doses of antitoxin 4 years previously for a snake bite. Recently, she was bitten again by a pit viper on her right hand and was treated with two doses of antitoxin. Four days later, fever, swollen and tender lymph nodes, and erythema of the whole body developed. She was diagnosed with serum sickness and was treated with steroids and antihistamines. Her symptoms gradually improved without sequelae. Even if no serum sickness occurred after a previous administration of antitoxin, it is important to explain the risk of serum sickness when administering antitoxin again.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390581148791488128
  • DOI
    10.24697/jaamkanto.45.2_140
  • ISSN
    24342580
    0287301X
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
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    Disallowed

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