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Lower Extremity Abscess Formation in Premature Infants due to Routine Infant Vaccinations
Since the introduction of vaccines, the impact of vaccinations has been immeasurable. Under the current immunization guidelines, infants receive the first of their routine infant vaccinations at 2 months of age. While the benefits of routine infant vaccinations in premature infants have been demonst...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28698816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3290184 |
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author | Sun, Yuhang Mundluru, Surya N. Chu, Alice |
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description | Since the introduction of vaccines, the impact of vaccinations has been immeasurable. Under the current immunization guidelines, infants receive the first of their routine infant vaccinations at 2 months of age. While the benefits of routine infant vaccinations in premature infants have been demonstrated, there is relatively little data on the dosing of these vaccines in premature infants. The medical records of two premature infants who developed intramuscular abscesses after receiving their routine infant vaccinations were reviewed. Both patients developed pain in the area of the injection after receiving their vaccinations. Magnetic resonance imaging findings confirmed the formation of an abscess. No other causes of abscess formation were observed. Both patients required surgical intervention and were treated with a course of antibiotics. To our knowledge, this is the first case report to suggest routine vaccinations as a potential cause of abscess formation in premature infants. |
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spelling | pubmed-54940772017-07-11 Lower Extremity Abscess Formation in Premature Infants due to Routine Infant Vaccinations Sun, Yuhang Mundluru, Surya N. Chu, Alice Case Rep Pediatr Case Report Since the introduction of vaccines, the impact of vaccinations has been immeasurable. Under the current immunization guidelines, infants receive the first of their routine infant vaccinations at 2 months of age. While the benefits of routine infant vaccinations in premature infants have been demonstrated, there is relatively little data on the dosing of these vaccines in premature infants. The medical records of two premature infants who developed intramuscular abscesses after receiving their routine infant vaccinations were reviewed. Both patients developed pain in the area of the injection after receiving their vaccinations. Magnetic resonance imaging findings confirmed the formation of an abscess. No other causes of abscess formation were observed. Both patients required surgical intervention and were treated with a course of antibiotics. To our knowledge, this is the first case report to suggest routine vaccinations as a potential cause of abscess formation in premature infants. Hindawi 2017 2017-06-18 /pmc/articles/PMC5494077/ /pubmed/28698816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3290184 Text en Copyright © 2017 Yuhang Sun et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Sun, Yuhang Mundluru, Surya N. Chu, Alice Lower Extremity Abscess Formation in Premature Infants due to Routine Infant Vaccinations |
title | Lower Extremity Abscess Formation in Premature Infants due to Routine Infant Vaccinations |
title_full | Lower Extremity Abscess Formation in Premature Infants due to Routine Infant Vaccinations |
title_fullStr | Lower Extremity Abscess Formation in Premature Infants due to Routine Infant Vaccinations |
title_full_unstemmed | Lower Extremity Abscess Formation in Premature Infants due to Routine Infant Vaccinations |
title_short | Lower Extremity Abscess Formation in Premature Infants due to Routine Infant Vaccinations |
title_sort | lower extremity abscess formation in premature infants due to routine infant vaccinations |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28698816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3290184 |
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