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Serum sickness
MONDO:0043789Delayed-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.
Also known as: serum sickness, transfusion reaction due to serum protein reaction, Sicknesses, serum, intoxication by serum, protein sickness, serum Sicknesses, serum reaction, sickness, serum
40 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 3 tagged with Serum sickness itself.
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Vitamin d levels checked for clues to heart risk in kidney patients
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looked at whether vitamin D levels in the blood are related to early signs of artery hardening (atherosclerosis) in people on dialysis. Researchers measured vitamin D and used ultrasound to check artery thickness in 90 adults with kidney failure. The goal was to see if…
Sponsor: Ain Shams University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:52 UTC
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Hospital staff antibody study tracks COVID-19 immunity over a year
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looked at how many hospital workers had COVID-19 antibodies and how long they lasted. Over 500 staff at a French cancer center gave blood samples and answered questionnaires at the start, 3 months, and 12 months. The goal was to understand immune response in people who…
Sponsor: Institut Bergonié • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 12:35 UTC