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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doaj-0aef155100ce40f081fd8ca2388ba5bd2021-07-28T16:32:41ZengPaediatrician Publishers, LLCPediatričeskaâ Farmakologiâ1727-57762500-30892018-07-0115325525910.15690/pf.v15i3.19061588The Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in a Child with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Clinical CaseVladimir K. Tatochenko0Maya D. Bakradze1Asmik Agaronian2National Medical Research Center of Children’s HealthNational Medical Research Center of Children’s HealthNational Medical Research Center of Children’s HealthThe 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.https://www.pedpharma.ru/jour/article/view/1633childrencommunity-acquired pneumoniajarisch-herxheimer reactionparadoxical responseshock |
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Vladimir K. Tatochenko Maya D. Bakradze Asmik Agaronian |
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Vladimir K. Tatochenko Maya D. Bakradze Asmik Agaronian The Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in a Child with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Clinical Case Pediatričeskaâ Farmakologiâ children community-acquired pneumonia jarisch-herxheimer reaction paradoxical response shock |
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Vladimir K. Tatochenko Maya D. Bakradze Asmik Agaronian |
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Vladimir K. Tatochenko |
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The Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in a Child with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Clinical Case |
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The Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in a Child with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Clinical Case |
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The Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in a Child with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Clinical Case |
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The Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in a Child with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Clinical Case |
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The Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in a Child with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Clinical Case |
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jarisch-herxheimer reaction in a child with community-acquired pneumonia: a clinical case |
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Paediatrician Publishers, LLC |
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Pediatričeskaâ Farmakologiâ |
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2018-07-01 |
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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. |
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children community-acquired pneumonia jarisch-herxheimer reaction paradoxical response shock |
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