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Urticarial vasculitis after meningococcal serogroup B vaccine in a 6‐year‐old girl
Author(s) -
VelascoTamariz Virginia,
PrietoBarrios Marta,
TousRomero Fátima,
PalenciaPérez Sara Isabel,
PostigoLlorente Concepción
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13339
Subject(s) - medicine , meningococcal disease , vasculitis , dermatology , meningococcal vaccine , adverse effect , pediatrics , immunology , disease , neisseria meningitidis , immune system , immunization , biology , bacteria , genetics
The first vaccine that shows significant potential in providing broad coverage against serogroup B meningococcal disease has recently been approved. Because of its newness, potential adverse events need to be reported. Here we report a case of urticarial vasculitis, a rare disease in children, in probable relationship with the novel vaccine.