Rare complication of Q fever vaccination.
A 32-year-old woman with a past history of malignant melanoma presented with a lump in the upper left arm that was excised. Histological examination revealed a granulomatous dermatitis and panniculitis that proved to be a rare reaction to Q fever vaccination.
Fairweather
Peta
P
Department of Anatomical Pathology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. peta_fairweather@snp.com.au
O'Rourke
Thomas
T
Strutton
Geoffrey
G
D000328:Adult; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
D001428:Bacterial Vaccines