Liver inflammation and acute respiratory distress syndrome in a patient receiving hepatitis B vaccine: a possible relationship?
Intensive Care Med
; 23(1): 119-21, 1997 Jan.
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We describe a patient in whom clinical evidence of liver and lung dysfunction developed after he received the second dose of recombinant hepatitis B vaccine, despite no serologic evidence of viral hepatitis. However, liver biopsy specimens demonstrated both surface antigens and core antigens, possibly indicating silent hepatitis B virus infection. A search for an infective etiology for the patient's subsequent clinical deterioration in lung function did not yield pathogens: postmortem examination revealed evidence of immune complex-mediated organ injury in the liver, lungs, and kidneys.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria
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Vacunas contra Hepatitis B
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Enfermedad Hepática Inducida por Sustancias y Drogas
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Hígado
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intensive Care Med
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos