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A case of myositis of the deltoid muscle of the upper arm developing 1 week after influenza vaccination: case report

We report a case of an elderly man who developed myositis of the deltoid muscle 8 days after influenza vaccination. Adverse reactions to influenza vaccine are generally immediate reactions. However, delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions, although rare, can occur after routine influenza vaccination...

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Autores principales: Urayoshi, Shunsuke, Matsumoto, Satohiro, Miyatani, Hiroyuki, Yoshida, Yukio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25838900
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.177
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Sumario:We report a case of an elderly man who developed myositis of the deltoid muscle 8 days after influenza vaccination. Adverse reactions to influenza vaccine are generally immediate reactions. However, delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions, although rare, can occur after routine influenza vaccination.