Tag: pediatric drug allergy

Serum Sickness-Like Reactions: Delayed Antibiotic Hypersensitivity in Children

Natala Menezes
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February 28
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Serum sickness-like reaction is a delayed, non-allergic response to antibiotics like cefaclor, common in young children. It causes rash, fever, and joint pain but resolves quickly and doesn't require lifelong antibiotic avoidance.