Serum sickness-like reaction to cefuroxime: a case report and review of the literature
Katta, R.; Anusuri, V.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Jdd 6(7): 747-748
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1545-9616 PMID: 17763603 Document Number: 14879
We report a case of a 34-year-old woman who received cefuroxime, a second-generation cephalosporin, as treatment for mastitis. She subsequently developed a serum sickness-like reaction (SSLR) with a generalized pruritic rash, joint pains, and fever. She improved upon treatment with systemic steroids. SSLR is well-described to cefaclor, a second-generation cephalosporin. However, there is a paucity of reports of SSLR to other cephalosporins such as this case.
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