Afebrile convulsion in an adult after recombinant hepatitis B vaccination.
Vaccination against HBV is important in order to reduce the incidence of HBV infection. Although the HBV vaccine is among the safest of all vaccines, vaccination against HBV has been associated with side-effects. Herein we present a case of afebrile convulsion after recombinant HBV vaccination.
Kaygusuz
Sedat
S
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kirikkale University Medical Faculty, Trabzon, Turkey. skaygusuz@veezy.com
Erdemoglu
A Kemal
AK
Köksal
Iftihar
I
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D014611:Vaccination; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000009:adverse effects
D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D019444:Vaccines, DNA