A Sickness in the Serum, Part 1: Serum Sickness and the Rheumatologist

ByAdam J. Brown, MD

This episode delves into the clinical presentation of serum sickness along with a dash of Arthus reaction, to boot!

Brought to you by GSK.

Intro :10
Today’s episode :26
Let’s get into some cases 4:11
The Arthus reaction 6:06
What is another example of the same thing happening but on a systemic level? 7:25
Breaking down the clinical features of serum sickness 14:20
How confident are we that the compliment levels always drop? 16:26
How common is serum sickness? 19:45
The mechanistics of rituximab 21:36
A preview of parts two and three 27:37
Episode wrap-up 28:38

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Brown at rheuminationspodcast@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @HRheuminations @AdamJBrownMD @HealioRheum

References:

Bayer G, et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2019;67:59-64.

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Disclosures: Brown reports no relevant financial disclosures.

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