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Serum sickness

MedGen UID:
11390
Concept ID:
C0036830
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Serum Sickness; Serum Sicknesses; Sickness, Serum; Sicknesses, Serum
SNOMED CT: Transfusion reaction due to serum protein reaction (72284000); Protein sickness (72284000); Intoxication by serum (72284000); Serum reaction (72284000); Serum rash (213323001); Urticaria caused by serum (213325008); Serum sickness due to transfusion (72284000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0043789

Definition

Delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to foreign proteins derived from an animal serum. It occurs approximately six to twenty one days following the administration of the foreign antigen. Symptoms include fever, arthralgias, myalgias, skin eruptions, lymphadenopathy, chest pain, and dyspnea. Certain drugs (e.g., antibiotics, anticancer agents, and anti-inflammatory medications) and infectious disorders (e.g., hepatitis B) may also cause serum sickness-like reaction. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSerum sickness

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Neunie OAM, Rabbani W, Baker D, Chambers ES, Pfeffer PE, Kang AS
Hum Antibodies 2024;32(3):121-128. doi: 10.3233/HAB-240002. PMID: 38905039
Stroud CR, Hegde A, Cherry C, Naqash AR, Sharma N, Addepalli S, Cherukuri S, Parent T, Hardin J, Walker P
J Oncol Pharm Pract 2019 Apr;25(3):551-557. Epub 2017 Dec 5 doi: 10.1177/1078155217745144. PMID: 29207939
de Silva HA, Ryan NM, de Silva HJ
Br J Clin Pharmacol 2016 Mar;81(3):446-52. Epub 2015 Sep 16 doi: 10.1111/bcp.12739. PMID: 26256124Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Abouyannis M, Esmail H, Hamaluba M, Ngama M, Mwangudzah H, Mumba N, Yeri BK, Mwalukore S, Alphan HJ, Aggarwal D, Alcoba G, Cammack N, Chippaux JP, Coldiron ME, Gutiérrez JM, Habib AG, Harrison RA, Isbister GK, Lavonas EJ, Martins D, Ribeiro I, Watson JA, Williams DJ, Casewell NR, Walker SA, Lalloo DG; Snakebite Global Core Outcome Set Study Group
Lancet Glob Health 2023 Feb;11(2):e296-e300. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00479-X. PMID: 36669810
Gouni-Berthold I, Alexander VJ, Yang Q, Hurh E, Steinhagen-Thiessen E, Moriarty PM, Hughes SG, Gaudet D, Hegele RA, O'Dea LSL, Stroes ESG, Tsimikas S, Witztum JL; COMPASS study group
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2021 May;9(5):264-275. Epub 2021 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00046-2. PMID: 33798466
Dodiuk-Gad RP, Laws PM, Shear NH
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Hansel TT, Kropshofer H, Singer T, Mitchell JA, George AJ
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Tamburro JE, Esterly NB
Adolesc Med 2001 Jun;12(2):vii, 323-41. PMID: 11404204

Diagnosis

Shanshal M, Ebadian M
N Engl J Med 2023 Aug 24;389(8):749. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm2216266. PMID: 37611124
Dilley M, Geng B
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2022 Jun;62(3):463-475. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1007/s12016-021-08878-x. PMID: 34910281Free PMC Article
Nguyen E, Gabel CK, Yu J
Clin Dermatol 2020 Nov-Dec;38(6):629-640. Epub 2020 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2020.06.014. PMID: 33341197
Guvenir H, Arikoglu T, Vezir E, Misirlioglu ED
Curr Pharm Des 2019;25(36):3840-3854. doi: 10.2174/1381612825666191107162921. PMID: 31696807
Khan DA, Banerji A, Bernstein JA, Bilgicer B, Blumenthal K, Castells M, Ein D, Lang DM, Phillips E
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2019 Sep-Oct;7(7):2105-2114. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.06.001. PMID: 31495420Free PMC Article

Therapy

Dilley M, Geng B
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2022 Jun;62(3):463-475. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1007/s12016-021-08878-x. PMID: 34910281Free PMC Article
Sala-Cunill A, Luengo O, Cardona V
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2019 Oct;19(5):439-446. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000550. PMID: 31169597
Karmacharya P, Poudel DR, Pathak R, Donato AA, Ghimire S, Giri S, Aryal MR, Bingham CO 3rd
Semin Arthritis Rheum 2015 Dec;45(3):334-40. Epub 2015 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.06.014. PMID: 26199061
Hansel TT, Kropshofer H, Singer T, Mitchell JA, George AJ
Nat Rev Drug Discov 2010 Apr;9(4):325-38. Epub 2010 Mar 22 doi: 10.1038/nrd3003. PMID: 20305665
Erffmeyer JE
Ann Allergy 1986 Feb;56(2):105-9. PMID: 3511779

Prognosis

Neunie OAM, Rabbani W, Baker D, Chambers ES, Pfeffer PE, Kang AS
Hum Antibodies 2024;32(3):121-128. doi: 10.3233/HAB-240002. PMID: 38905039
Gouni-Berthold I, Alexander VJ, Yang Q, Hurh E, Steinhagen-Thiessen E, Moriarty PM, Hughes SG, Gaudet D, Hegele RA, O'Dea LSL, Stroes ESG, Tsimikas S, Witztum JL; COMPASS study group
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2021 May;9(5):264-275. Epub 2021 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00046-2. PMID: 33798466
Guvenir H, Arikoglu T, Vezir E, Misirlioglu ED
Curr Pharm Des 2019;25(36):3840-3854. doi: 10.2174/1381612825666191107162921. PMID: 31696807
Khan DA, Banerji A, Bernstein JA, Bilgicer B, Blumenthal K, Castells M, Ein D, Lang DM, Phillips E
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2019 Sep-Oct;7(7):2105-2114. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.06.001. PMID: 31495420Free PMC Article
Stroud CR, Hegde A, Cherry C, Naqash AR, Sharma N, Addepalli S, Cherukuri S, Parent T, Hardin J, Walker P
J Oncol Pharm Pract 2019 Apr;25(3):551-557. Epub 2017 Dec 5 doi: 10.1177/1078155217745144. PMID: 29207939

Clinical prediction guides

Neunie OAM, Rabbani W, Baker D, Chambers ES, Pfeffer PE, Kang AS
Hum Antibodies 2024;32(3):121-128. doi: 10.3233/HAB-240002. PMID: 38905039
Kalincik T, Sharmin S, Roos I, Massey J, Sutton I, Withers B, Freedman MS, Atkins H, Krasulova E, Kubala Havrdova E, Trneny M, Kozak T, Burman J, Macdonell R, Torkildsen Ø, Bø L, Lehmann AK, Sharrack B, Snowden J
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2024 Jul 15;95(8):775-783. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-332790. PMID: 38538060
Griffiths OR, Landon J, Coxon RE, Morris K, James P, Adams R
Adv Protein Chem Struct Biol 2020;119:157-198. Epub 2020 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2019.08.009. PMID: 31997768
Jackson K, Bahna SL
Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2020 Mar;16(3):311-319. Epub 2020 Feb 8 doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2020.1724089. PMID: 31994421
Khan DA, Banerji A, Bernstein JA, Bilgicer B, Blumenthal K, Castells M, Ein D, Lang DM, Phillips E
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2019 Sep-Oct;7(7):2105-2114. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.06.001. PMID: 31495420Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Abouyannis M, Esmail H, Hamaluba M, Ngama M, Mwangudzah H, Mumba N, Yeri BK, Mwalukore S, Alphan HJ, Aggarwal D, Alcoba G, Cammack N, Chippaux JP, Coldiron ME, Gutiérrez JM, Habib AG, Harrison RA, Isbister GK, Lavonas EJ, Martins D, Ribeiro I, Watson JA, Williams DJ, Casewell NR, Walker SA, Lalloo DG; Snakebite Global Core Outcome Set Study Group
Lancet Glob Health 2023 Feb;11(2):e296-e300. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00479-X. PMID: 36669810
Karmacharya P, Poudel DR, Pathak R, Donato AA, Ghimire S, Giri S, Aryal MR, Bingham CO 3rd
Semin Arthritis Rheum 2015 Dec;45(3):334-40. Epub 2015 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.06.014. PMID: 26199061
Atteritano M, David A, Bagnato G, Beninati C, Frisina A, Iaria C, Bagnato G, Cascio A
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012 Oct;16(10):1414-24. PMID: 23104659
Schaeffer TH, Khatri V, Reifler LM, Lavonas EJ
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Isbister GK, Gray MR, Balit CR, Raven RJ, Stokes BJ, Porges K, Tankel AS, Turner E, White J, Fisher MM
Med J Aust 2005 Apr 18;182(8):407-11. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06760.x. PMID: 15850438

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