Vaccination damageT50.9
Synonym(s)
Adverse events following immunisation; Vaccine-associated diseases
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Clinical consequences of a previous vaccination(AEFI = adverse events following immunisation). In the past, vaccination damage was primarily a factor in the smallpox vaccinations that are no longer common today. S.a. Eccema vaccinatum, post-vaccinal exanthema. Today, the skin and subcutaneous fatty tissue are more frequently affected by misdirected autoimmunological processes which, according to the various vaccinations, can lead to the death of the immune system. Vaccinations in infants and adults (see also influenza vaccinations, skin changes; see also yellow fever).
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Mahajan D et al (2011) NSW annual report describing adverse events following immunisation, 2010 NSW Public Health Bulletin 22: 196-208