Lymphadenitis as a Rare Side Effect of H1N1 Vaccine in a Child

We present a 5-year-old boy who had the complaint of swelling and pain on the right vaccine shot and right axillary areas. The right axillary area was diagnosed as reactive lymphadenitis, which we believe is a rare local side effect of the swine flu vaccine. The key message to take away from this ca...

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Main Authors: Zuhal Gundogdu, Mualla Seyhogullari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/459543
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description We present a 5-year-old boy who had the complaint of swelling and pain on the right vaccine shot and right axillary areas. The right axillary area was diagnosed as reactive lymphadenitis, which we believe is a rare local side effect of the swine flu vaccine. The key message to take away from this case is that the patient had lymphadenitis as a local side effect of the swine flu vaccine. Lymphadenitis should be reported as a possible local side effect of the swine flu vaccine.
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spelling doaj-art-1b7a4caede554f2bb905bb2408e343e02025-02-03T06:07:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/459543459543Lymphadenitis as a Rare Side Effect of H1N1 Vaccine in a ChildZuhal Gundogdu0Mualla Seyhogullari1Kocaeli Medical Centre, 41100 Kocaeli, TurkeyKocaeli Medical Centre, 41100 Kocaeli, TurkeyWe present a 5-year-old boy who had the complaint of swelling and pain on the right vaccine shot and right axillary areas. The right axillary area was diagnosed as reactive lymphadenitis, which we believe is a rare local side effect of the swine flu vaccine. The key message to take away from this case is that the patient had lymphadenitis as a local side effect of the swine flu vaccine. Lymphadenitis should be reported as a possible local side effect of the swine flu vaccine.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/459543
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