This episode delves into the clinical presentation of serum sickness along with a dash of Arthus reaction, to boot!

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• Intro :10
• Today’s episode :26
• Let’s get into some cases 4:11
• The Arthus reaction 6:06
• What is another example of the same thing happening but on a systemic level? 7:25
• Breaking down the clinical features of serum sickness 14:20
• How confident are we that the compliment levels always drop? 16:26
• How common is serum sickness? 19:45
• The mechanistics of rituximab 21:36
• A preview of parts two and three 27:37
• Episode wrap-up 28:38

 

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