ISSN:
1432-1238
Keywords:
Key words ARDS
;
Hepatitis B vaccine
;
Immune complex
;
Polymorphonuclear cells
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract 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.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001340050302
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