title: Afebrile convulsion in an adult after recombinant hepatitis B vaccination.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kirikkale University Medical Faculty, Trabzon, Turkey. skaygusuz@veezy.com
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaygusuz
authors.forename: A Kemal
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Erdemoglu
authors.forename: Iftihar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Köksal
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D019444:Vaccines, DNA