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- Title
Severe eczema vaccinatum in a household contact of a smallpox vaccinee.
- Authors
Vora, Surabhi; Damon, Inger; Fulginiti, Vincent; Weber, Stephen G; Kahana, Madelyn; Stein, Sarah L; Gerber, Susan I; Garcia-Houchins, Sylvia; Lederman, Edith; Hruby, Dennis; Collins, Limone; Scott, Dorothy; Thompson, Kenneth; Barson, John V; Regnery, Russell; Hughes, Christine; Daum, Robert S; Li, Yu; Zhao, Hui; Smith, Scott; Braden, Zach; Karem, Kevin; Olson, Victoria; Davidson, Whitni; Trindade, Giliane; Bolken, Tove; Jordan, Robert; Tien, Debbie; Marcinak, John
- Abstract
We report the first confirmed case of eczema vaccinatum in the United States related to smallpox vaccination since routine vaccination was discontinued in 1972. A 28-month-old child with refractory atopic dermatitis developed eczema vaccinatum after exposure to his father, a member of the US military who had recently received smallpox vaccine. The father had a history of inactive eczema but reportedly reacted normally to the vaccine. The child's mother also developed contact vaccinia infection.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2008, Vol 46, Issue 10, p1555
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/587668