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Enfermedad del suero - Treatment

Tratamiento:

Las cremas o ungüentos con corticosteroides u otros medicamentos calmantes para la piel pueden aliviar la molestia causada por la picazón y la erupción cutánea.

Los antihistamínicos pueden acortar la duración de la enfermedad y ayudar a aliviar la erupción y la picazón.

Los antinflamatorios no esteroides (AINES), como ibuprofeno y naproxeno, pueden aliviar el dolor articular. Asimismo, se pueden prescribir corticosteroides orales, como la prednisona, para casos graves.

Se deben suspender los medicamentos causantes del problema y evitar en lo sucesivo el uso del medicamento o del antisuero.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Los síntomas generalmente desaparecen en cuestión de unos pocos días.

Complicaciones:

Si el fármaco o antisuero que causó la enfermedad del suero se utiliza de nuevo en el futuro, el riesgo de tener otra reacción similar es bastante alto.

Las complicaciones abarcan:

  • Shock anafiláctico, una reacción inmediata y potencialmente mortal
  • Inflamación de los vasos sanguíneos
  • Hinchazón de la cara, los brazos y las piernas

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Consulte con el médico si le han administrado un medicamento o antisuero durante las últimas cuatro semanas y aparecen síntomas de la enfermedad del suero.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/2/2010
  • Stuart I. Henochowicz, MD, FACP, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical School; and David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Salmon JE. Mechanisms of immune mediated tissue injury. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 44.

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