serum sickness
MONDO:0043789Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names serum sickness yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0043789), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: serum sickness
- Also called
- transfusion reaction due to serum protein reaction