1. A case report of anaphylaxis to Typhoid Vaccine Live Oral Ty21a (Vivotif).
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Haas NL, Haas MRC, and Gregory C
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- Aged, Anaphylaxis chemically induced, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Polysaccharides, Bacterial administration & dosage, Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines administration & dosage, Anaphylaxis diagnosis, Polysaccharides, Bacterial adverse effects, Travel, Typhoid Fever prevention & control, Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines adverse effects
- Abstract
Typhoid Vaccine Live Oral Ty21a (Vivotif) is typically well tolerated, and adverse events are infrequent and mild. To the best of the authors' knowledge, only one prior anaphylactic reaction has previously been reported. We present a case of anaphylaxis related to Vivotif, in which a 66-year-old male with no medical comorbidities developed anaphylaxis following the third of a four-dose course (in the absence of concomitant vaccination administration), which consisted of tongue swelling, difficulty breathing, abdominal discomfort and rash. He was managed with epinephrine, corticosteroids and antihistamines., (© International Society of Travel Medicine, 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2017
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