Serum-sickness-like illness as a complication after streptokinase therapy for acute myocardial infarction. 1991

D H Schweitzer, and E E van der Wall, and H A Bosker, and E Scheffer, and J D Macfarlane
Department of Cardiology, University of Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.

We report a case of serum-sickness-like illness in a 47-year-old patient who received early high-dose intravenous and intracoronary streptokinase following acute myocardial infarction. The picture comprised severe arthralgias, fever, an urticarial rash and marked elevation of circulating immune complexes. This case represents a rare complication of streptokinase therapy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009203 Myocardial Infarction NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION). Cardiovascular Stroke,Heart Attack,Myocardial Infarct,Cardiovascular Strokes,Heart Attacks,Infarct, Myocardial,Infarction, Myocardial,Infarctions, Myocardial,Infarcts, Myocardial,Myocardial Infarctions,Myocardial Infarcts,Stroke, Cardiovascular,Strokes, Cardiovascular
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000936 Antigen-Antibody Complex The complex formed by the binding of antigen and antibody molecules. The deposition of large antigen-antibody complexes leading to tissue damage causes IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASES. Immune Complex,Antigen-Antibody Complexes,Immune Complexes,Antigen Antibody Complex,Antigen Antibody Complexes,Complex, Antigen-Antibody,Complex, Immune,Complexes, Antigen-Antibody,Complexes, Immune
D001706 Biopsy Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body. Biopsies
D012713 Serum Sickness Immune complex disease caused by the administration of foreign serum or serum proteins and characterized by fever, lymphadenopathy, arthralgia, and urticaria. When they are complexed to protein carriers, some drugs can also cause serum sickness when they act as haptens inducing antibody responses. Serum Sicknesses,Sickness, Serum,Sicknesses, Serum
D012867 Skin The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D013300 Streptokinase Streptococcal fibrinolysin . An enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci. It hydrolyzes amide linkages and serves as an activator of plasminogen. It is used in thrombolytic therapy and is used also in mixtures with streptodornase (STREPTODORNASE AND STREPTOKINASE). EC 3.4.-. Avelizin,Awelysin,Celiase,Distreptase,Kabikinase,Kabivitrum,Streptase,Streptodecase
D015912 Thrombolytic Therapy Use of infusions of FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS to destroy or dissolve thrombi in blood vessels or bypass grafts. Fibrinolytic Therapy,Thrombolysis, Therapeutic,Therapeutic Thrombolysis,Therapy, Fibrinolytic,Therapy, Thrombolytic,Fibrinolytic Therapies,Therapeutic Thrombolyses,Therapies, Fibrinolytic,Therapies, Thrombolytic,Thrombolyses, Therapeutic,Thrombolytic Therapies

Related Publications

D H Schweitzer, and E E van der Wall, and H A Bosker, and E Scheffer, and J D Macfarlane
April 1990, Clinical and experimental immunology,
D H Schweitzer, and E E van der Wall, and H A Bosker, and E Scheffer, and J D Macfarlane
December 1984, European heart journal,
D H Schweitzer, and E E van der Wall, and H A Bosker, and E Scheffer, and J D Macfarlane
July 2013, Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association,
D H Schweitzer, and E E van der Wall, and H A Bosker, and E Scheffer, and J D Macfarlane
November 1995, Clinical and experimental dermatology,
D H Schweitzer, and E E van der Wall, and H A Bosker, and E Scheffer, and J D Macfarlane
April 1991, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology,
D H Schweitzer, and E E van der Wall, and H A Bosker, and E Scheffer, and J D Macfarlane
August 1988, Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux,
D H Schweitzer, and E E van der Wall, and H A Bosker, and E Scheffer, and J D Macfarlane
May 1988, Wisconsin medical journal,
D H Schweitzer, and E E van der Wall, and H A Bosker, and E Scheffer, and J D Macfarlane
January 1988, Clinical and experimental rheumatology,
D H Schweitzer, and E E van der Wall, and H A Bosker, and E Scheffer, and J D Macfarlane
January 2010, Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan),
D H Schweitzer, and E E van der Wall, and H A Bosker, and E Scheffer, and J D Macfarlane
January 1987, Clinical cardiology,
Copied contents to your clipboard!