A patient develops a fever, rash, joint and muscle pain, and swollen lymph nodes after receiving a sulfonamide. What should these symptoms suggest to the nurse?
1. serum sickness
2. exacerbation of a disease process
3. acute influenza
4. subacute rheumatoid arthritis
Correct Answer: 1
Manifestations of serum sickness include fever, urticaria or rash, arthralgias, myalgias, and lymphadenopathy. Serum sickness can occur in response to some drugs, such as penicillin and sulfonamides. The patient is not experiencing an exacerbation of a disease process, acute influenza, or subacute rheumatoid arthritis.
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