The Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in a Child with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Clinical Case
https://doi.org/10.15690/pf.v15i3.1906
Abstract
The Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (JHR) is a shock-like state in response to antimicrobial therapy due to the release of toxins from decomposing microbial bodies. The reaction mainly occurs in patients with spirochetosis, less often in patients with brucellosis, bartonellosis, rickettsiosis, and can be possibly observed in patients with sepsis or meningococcemia. The JHR in children with community-acquired pneumonia has not been previously described. The article provides the author’s own observation of a similar reaction in a child with upper lobe pneumonia associated with amoxicillin treatment and resolved after the administration of prednisolone.
About the Authors
Vladimir K. Tatochenko
National Medical Research Center of Children’s Health
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maya D. Bakradze
National Medical Research Center of Children’s Health
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Asmik Agaronian
National Medical Research Center of Children’s Health
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Tatochenko V.K., Bakradze M.D., Agaronian A. The Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in a Child with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Clinical Case. Pediatric pharmacology. 2018;15(3):255-259. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15690/pf.v15i3.1906
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