Acute febrile systemic reaction to polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine.
An acute, severe febrile reaction with leukocytosis followed vaccination with polyvalent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in a splenectomized patient with myeloproliferative disease. Recovery required five days.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008297:Male; D009196:Myeloproliferative Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000517:prevention & control; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology*
D001428:Bacterial Vaccines