Henoch-Schonlein purpura following a meningococcal vaccine

Pediatrics. 2003 Dec;112(6 Pt 1):e491. doi: 10.1542/peds.112.6.e491.

Abstract

We report a 17-year-old girl who developed Henoch-Schonlein purpura 10 days after receiving a meningococcal vaccine (Menomune). To our knowledge, this is the first case report of Henoch-Schonlein purpura temporally associated with the tetravalent serogroups A, C, W-135, and Y meningococcal vaccine administered in the United States.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Humans
  • IgA Vasculitis / chemically induced*
  • Meningococcal Vaccines / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Meningococcal Vaccines