In brief:
Unfortunately...Yes
Serum sickness got it's name from reactions after treatments with high doses of horse serum given for treatments snake bites or
tetanus.
Antibiotics can also cause this. The persons antibodies clump with the foreign serum proteins. These clumps (immune complexes) can clog small blood vessels in the skin, mucous membranes, joints, kidneys and intestines. Fulminant severe reaction can be fatal.
