We report a patient who developed a serum sickness-like illness characterized by fever, arthritis, haematuria and a purpuric eruption 7 days following streptokinase therapy for myocardial infarction. Blood tests demonstrated increased circulating immune complexes. The skin involvement resulted in extensive, painful cutaneous infarction with secondary bacterial infection. Serum sickness is an uncommon but recognized complication of streptokinase therapy.
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