Herpes zoster after yellow fever vaccination.
An immunocompetent 64-year-old women presented with brachial herpes zoster (HZ) infection 3 days after vaccination against yellow fever (YF). The lesions disappeared after antiviral treatment. There are very few reports of a possible association between YF vaccination and HZ infection. This case supports the importance of continuing surveillance of vaccine adverse events.
Bayas
Jose-Maria
JM
Preventive Medicine Service, International Vaccination Centre, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain. jmbayas@cliic.ub.es
González-Alvarez
Raquel
R
Guinovart
Caterina
C
D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D022341:Yellow Fever Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D022341:Yellow Fever Vaccine