Serum Sickness after Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin in Identical Male Twins: Two Case Reports

Serum Sickness after Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin in Identical Male Twins: Two Case Reports

We, hereby, report two cases of serum sickness in adult male identical twins who had received equine rabies immunoglobulin as a postexposure rabies treatment after cat scratches. The younger brother developed low-grade fever, polyarthritis, and multiple erythematous maculopapular eruptions, whereas...

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Main Authors: Weeratian Tawanwongsri, Penpun Wattanakrai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
Serum sickness
Equine rabies immunoglobulin
Twins
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/497053
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spelling doaj-181b4e8722bb4fc383fd97414035571e2020-11-24T23:07:41ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672019-02-01111404710.1159/000497053497053Serum Sickness after Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin in Identical Male Twins: Two Case ReportsWeeratian TawanwongsriPenpun WattanakraiWe, hereby, report two cases of serum sickness in adult male identical twins who had received equine rabies immunoglobulin as a postexposure rabies treatment after cat scratches. The younger brother developed low-grade fever, polyarthritis, and multiple erythematous maculopapular eruptions, whereas low-grade fever and urticaria-like eruptions were detected in the elder brother. Both patients received a 7-day course of low-dose prednisolone and achieved good responses without recurrent attacks.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/497053Serum sicknessEquine rabies immunoglobulinTwins
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Serum Sickness after Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin in Identical Male Twins: Two Case Reports
Case Reports in Dermatology
Serum sickness
Equine rabies immunoglobulin
Twins
author_facet Weeratian Tawanwongsri
Penpun Wattanakrai
author_sort Weeratian Tawanwongsri
title Serum Sickness after Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin in Identical Male Twins: Two Case Reports
title_short Serum Sickness after Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin in Identical Male Twins: Two Case Reports
title_full Serum Sickness after Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin in Identical Male Twins: Two Case Reports
title_fullStr Serum Sickness after Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin in Identical Male Twins: Two Case Reports
title_full_unstemmed Serum Sickness after Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin in Identical Male Twins: Two Case Reports
title_sort serum sickness after equine rabies immunoglobulin in identical male twins: two case reports
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Dermatology
issn 1662-6567
publishDate 2019-02-01
description We, hereby, report two cases of serum sickness in adult male identical twins who had received equine rabies immunoglobulin as a postexposure rabies treatment after cat scratches. The younger brother developed low-grade fever, polyarthritis, and multiple erythematous maculopapular eruptions, whereas low-grade fever and urticaria-like eruptions were detected in the elder brother. Both patients received a 7-day course of low-dose prednisolone and achieved good responses without recurrent attacks.
topic Serum sickness
Equine rabies immunoglobulin
Twins
url https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/497053
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