Arthritis after mumps and measles vaccination. |
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| Authors: | M Nussinovitch L Harel I Varsano |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics C, Children''s Medical Center of Israel, Petach, Tikvah. |
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| Abstract: | Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine carries a risk of joint symptoms particularly in children under 5 years. A boy who presented with an inflamed knee after measles and mumps vaccination is reported; synovial fluid aspirated from the joint contained 4.3 x 10(9)/l leucocytes. It is thought that the mumps component is the aetiological cause of acute monoarthritis. |
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