What are the side effects of ATG/ ALG?
ATG/ALG has a number of side effects. You should discuss these with your doctor. Less serious side effects include fever, chills, and hives. A rare but severe side effect is anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction. Patients may be skin tested to determine if they are likely to develop allergies. If you are, you can still receive ATG/ALG therapy, but you will need to undergo a procedure called desensitization, in which small, gradually increasing doses of ATG/ALG are given, reducing the body’s allergic reaction to the drug. Serum sickness is another type of reaction against a foreign protein. It causes rash and joint and muscle aches. Corticosteroids are usually given to patients to reduce the chances of their getting serum sickness or to reduce its severity.
