A patient develops a fever, rash, joint and muscle pain, and swollen lymph nodes after receiving a sulfonamide. Which of the following do these symptoms suggest to the nurse?

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The symptoms of fever, rash, joint and muscle pain, and swollen lymph nodes are indicative of serum sickness, which is an immune response to medications such as sulfonamides. Exacerbation of a disease process, acute influenza, and subacute rheumatoid arthritis do not typically present with these symptoms in response to sulfonamide administration.

A Patient Develops a Fever, Rash, Joint and Muscle Pain