A Fatal Case of Disseminated Tuberculosis Coincident with Measles-Rubella Vaccination.
- Author:
Hae Kwan CHEONG
1
;
Byung Guk YANG
;
Young Mo SOHN
;
Il Hoon KWON
;
Jun Chul KIM
;
Hangmi KIM
;
Jung Ran KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. hkcheong@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Measles;
Vaccination;
Tuberculosis;
Adverse effects
- MeSH:
Measles;
Tuberculosis;
Vaccination
- From:Epidemiology and Health
2010;32(1):e2010002-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The authors report a fatal case of disseminated tuberculosis in a 14-yr-old girl, which developed immediately after a measles-rubella (MR) vaccination. Despite a markedly accelerated clinical course which led to death within two weeks, the authors could not identify any possible cause of the tuberculosis aggravation in this case, with the exception of the MR vaccination. The possible role that MR vaccination had on the clinical course of tuberculosis in this case is discussed.
