Serum sickness is a usually self-limiting immunological hypersensitivity reaction caused by immune complexes of antigen and antibodies, which can deposit in tissues, notably the kidneys.
La enfermedad del suero es una reacción de hipersensibilidad inmunológica, a menudo autolimitada, causada por la formación de complejos inmunes de antígeno y anticuerpos, que pueden depositarse en tejidos como los riñones.
| Front | A usually self-limiting immunological hypersensitivity reaction originally seen in response to the therapeutic injection of large amounts of foreign serum now most usually evoked by the injection of drugs such as penicillin. It is caused by the formation of immune complexes of the antigen and the antibodies formed against it, which become deposited in the tissues, especially the kidneys |
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