A 19-year old man with IgA vasculitis after vaccination

Braz J Infect Dis. 2018 Sep-Oct;22(5):442-444. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2018.09.004. Epub 2018 Oct 30.

Abstract

A 19-year-old patient who mistakenly received two doses of influenza vaccine 10 days before presentation, was admitted with malaise, weakness, and a purpuric non-blanching rash most prominent on the ankles followed by abdominal pain and hematochezia 72h later. The diagnosis of influenza vaccine-related Henoch-Schonlein vasculitis was made. This complication, although rare, is the most common vasculitis related to immunization.

Keywords: Henoch–Schonlein purpura; IgA vasculitis; Immunization; Influenza vaccination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • IgA Vasculitis / drug therapy
  • IgA Vasculitis / etiology*
  • Influenza Vaccines / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Vaccination / adverse effects
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Influenza Vaccines
  • Prednisone
  • Methylprednisolone