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BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Jul 14;2017. pii: bcr-2016-217755. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217755.
[h=1]Leucocytoclastic vasculitis following influenza vaccination.[/h] Cao S[SUP]1[/SUP], Sun D[SUP]2[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Influenza vaccinations are commonly administered and effectively prevent influenza. Most vaccine reactions are mild and self-limiting with few reported cases of vasculitis. We present a case of vasculitis post-vaccination unique for its dramatic visual presentation and rapid response to treatment with the aim to emphasise possible causation and timely treatment.
[h=4]CASE PRESENTATION:[/h] This is a case of a 60-year-old man with chronic idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, with fever, arthralgias and rash characterised by extensive erythematous plaques on his limbs and trunk 5 days after influenza vaccination. Skin biopsy revealed leucocytoclastic vasculitis. Rash and symptoms resolved 10 days after initiating treatment with oral prednisone.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Influenza vaccines can potentially precipitate cutaneous vasculitis, and timely treatment reduces morbidity in the elderly.
? BMJ Publishing Group Ltd (unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Immunological Products And Vaccines; Vasculitis
PMID: 28710188 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217755
[h=1]Leucocytoclastic vasculitis following influenza vaccination.[/h] Cao S[SUP]1[/SUP], Sun D[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Influenza vaccinations are commonly administered and effectively prevent influenza. Most vaccine reactions are mild and self-limiting with few reported cases of vasculitis. We present a case of vasculitis post-vaccination unique for its dramatic visual presentation and rapid response to treatment with the aim to emphasise possible causation and timely treatment.
[h=4]CASE PRESENTATION:[/h] This is a case of a 60-year-old man with chronic idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, with fever, arthralgias and rash characterised by extensive erythematous plaques on his limbs and trunk 5 days after influenza vaccination. Skin biopsy revealed leucocytoclastic vasculitis. Rash and symptoms resolved 10 days after initiating treatment with oral prednisone.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Influenza vaccines can potentially precipitate cutaneous vasculitis, and timely treatment reduces morbidity in the elderly.
? BMJ Publishing Group Ltd (unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Immunological Products And Vaccines; Vasculitis
PMID: 28710188 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217755