[imckinne]

How long after ATG could the serum sickness still ocurr? Mom is almost 4 weeks out and, although she's had other major complications, she seems to have no signs of serum sickness and I'm wondering if we can believe that she's been spared that horror. In addition to the prednisone, she'd been on high doses of another steriod to reduce vascular inflammation from the brain and back bleed she experienced during the treatment (despite a morning transfusion her platelets had dropped to 7000 and they were having difficulty regulating her blood pressure in response to the ATG). I'm wondering if the extra steroids may have helped avoid the serum sickness.