Bacillus Calmette-Guérin reactivation as a sign of incomplete Kawasaki disease. “An early and specific clinical sign, not included in the classical diagnosis criteria, but that can be very useful in the diagnosis of KD, is the reaction at the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) inoculation site. We describe a case of a 4-month-old boy, fully immunised, whose […]
Adverse events following vaccination in premature infants. “Apparent adverse events were noted in 17 of 45 (37.8%) babies: 9 (20%) had major events, i.e. apnoea, bradycardia or desaturations, and 8 (17.8%) had minor events, i.e. increased oxygen requirements, temperature instability, poor handling and feed intolerance. Babies with major events were significantly younger (p < 0.05), […]
Near miss. — Apnea after immunization of preterm infants. “However, 12 (12%) infants experienced a recurrence of apnea, and 11 (11%) had at least a 50% increase in the number of apneic and bradycardic episodes in the 72 hours after immunization.” #Premature #Cardiorespiratory #Near #Miss #DTP #Hib #Bradycardia #Apnea #Respiratory #Cardiovascular #Vaccine #MedScienceResearch https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/9152284/ — […]
Acute encephalopathy followed by permanent brain injury or death associated with further attenuated measles vaccines: a review of claims submitted to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. #Measles #Vaccine #Encephalopathy #Death #MedScienceResearch https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9481001 — A case series of children with apparent mercury toxic encephalopathies manifesting with clinical symptoms of regressive autistic disorders. #Autism #Mercury #Encephalopathy […]
Acute Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Following DTP Vaccination: Report of a Fatal Case and Review of the Literature #Anemia #Death #Autoimmunity #DTP #AIHA #Vaccine #MedScienceResearch http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/000992280104000610?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed — Aplastic anemia following varicella vaccine. #Anemia #Varicella #Chickenpox #Vaccine #MedScienceResearch https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19633522/ — A case of Evans’ syndrome following influenza vaccine. “CASE REPORT: A 50-year-old man with no prior medical […]
Acute Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Following DTP Vaccination: Report of a Fatal Case and Review of the Literature #Anemia #Death #Autoimmunity #DTP #AIHA #Vaccine #MedScienceResearch http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/000992280104000610?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed — Acute fulminant myocarditis after diphtheria, polio, and tetanus vaccination. “We report an infant case of acute fulminant myocarditis which occurred after administration of a diphtheria, polio, and tetanus vaccination. […]
Also see categories hypotonic-hyporesponsive episodes and cardiorespiratory — Adverse events following Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, 1990-2013. “Includes 29 747 reports after Hib vaccines; 5179 (17%) were serious, including 896 reports of deaths. Median age was 6 months (range 0-1022 months). Sudden infant death syndrome was the stated […]
Administration of thimerosal to infant rats increases overflow of glutamate and aspartate in the prefrontal cortex: protective role of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate. #Neurological #Thimerosal #Neurodevelopmental #Mercury #Vaccine #MedScienceResearch http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22015977 — Alkyl Mercury-Induced Toxicity: Multiple Mechanisms of Action. #Mercury #Vaccine #MedScienceResearch https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/27161558/ — An assessment of thimerosal use in childhood vaccines. “Limited data on toxicity from low-dose […]
