The Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in a Child with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Clinical Case

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 b...

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Main Authors: Vladimir K. Tatochenko, Maya D. Bakradze, Asmik Agaronian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Paediatrician Publishers, LLC 2018-07-01
Series:Pediatričeskaâ Farmakologiâ
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Online Access:https://www.pedpharma.ru/jour/article/view/1633