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Cureus. 2018 Mar 14;10(3):e2323. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2323.
Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Following Influenza Vaccination in Older Adults: Report of Bullous Purpura in an Octogenarian after Influenza Vaccine Administration.
Chen SX1, Cohen PR2.
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The influenza vaccination is recommended annually for protection against influenza infection. Adults over 65 years of age are especially vulnerable to complications from influenza infection; in addition, they constitute the largest group of influenza vaccination recipients each year. Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis involves inflammation of small vessel walls by neutrophils. An 88-year-old man with a history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis who developed bullous cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis 14 days after receiving the influenza vaccine is described and the characteristics of influenza-associated cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis in older individuals are reviewed.
KEYWORDS:
adults; bullous; cutaneous; influenza; leukocytoclastic; older; purpura; vaccination; vaccine; vasculitis
PMID: 29765791 PMCID: PMC5951600 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2323
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Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Following Influenza Vaccination in Older Adults: Report of Bullous Purpura in an Octogenarian after Influenza Vaccine Administration.
Chen SX1, Cohen PR2.
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Abstract
The influenza vaccination is recommended annually for protection against influenza infection. Adults over 65 years of age are especially vulnerable to complications from influenza infection; in addition, they constitute the largest group of influenza vaccination recipients each year. Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis involves inflammation of small vessel walls by neutrophils. An 88-year-old man with a history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis who developed bullous cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis 14 days after receiving the influenza vaccine is described and the characteristics of influenza-associated cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis in older individuals are reviewed.
KEYWORDS:
adults; bullous; cutaneous; influenza; leukocytoclastic; older; purpura; vaccination; vaccine; vasculitis
PMID: 29765791 PMCID: PMC5951600 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2323
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