SERUM SICKNESS -
Noun: A short-lived illness that may develop about 10 days after injection with a product injected into a person which has come from an animal origin, such as anti-lymphocyte globulin which is horse or rabbit based. There may be an itchy rash, joint pain, fever, and enlarged lymph nodes . In severe cases, a state similar to shock, with low blood pressure, develops. Symptoms usually clear up within a few days, provided, in the case of a drug, that its use is stopped. A corticosteroid drug like Prednisolone may be given to handle the symptoms.

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