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Pediatr Dermatol. 2015 Apr 20. doi: 10.1111/pde.12601. [Epub ahead of print]
Influenza Vaccination as a Novel Trigger of Wells Syndrome in a Child.
Simpson JK1, Patalay R, Francis N, Roberts N.
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Abstract
Wells syndrome is a rare disorder of unknown etiology. Precipitants include insect bites, infections, medications, malignancies, and vaccinations. Possible mechanisms include hypersensitivity reactions to antigens. There are four reports in the literature of Wells syndrome precipitated by vaccinations (hepatitis B vaccine, tetanus vaccine, tetanus-diptheria vaccine and triple antigen vaccine). We present a further case of Wells syndrome in a 22-month-old child after influenza vaccine as a novel trigger not previously reported.
? 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PMID: 25894853 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Influenza Vaccination as a Novel Trigger of Wells Syndrome in a Child.
Simpson JK1, Patalay R, Francis N, Roberts N.
Author information
Abstract
Wells syndrome is a rare disorder of unknown etiology. Precipitants include insect bites, infections, medications, malignancies, and vaccinations. Possible mechanisms include hypersensitivity reactions to antigens. There are four reports in the literature of Wells syndrome precipitated by vaccinations (hepatitis B vaccine, tetanus vaccine, tetanus-diptheria vaccine and triple antigen vaccine). We present a further case of Wells syndrome in a 22-month-old child after influenza vaccine as a novel trigger not previously reported.
? 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PMID: 25894853 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]