title: [Adverse reactions to vaccines].
abstract: Vaccination is one of the medicine's achievements to control and/or eradicate certain infectious diseases. Vaccines contain antigenic doses derived from microorganisms and/or its toxins, besides they are composed of other substances such as aluminum, gelatin, egg proteins, mercury components (as thimerosal), and antibiotics; therefore, these substances can produce hypersensitivity reactions. The above-mentioned reactions can be evidenced with itch, edema, hives, asthmatic crisis, hypotension and even anaphylactic shock. Due to the importance of vaccination, especially in childhood, it is essential to know the benefits of vaccines, their impact in morbidity and mortality decrease of certain infected-contagious diseases, as well as the adverse effects and the allergic reactions to their application. As immunizations prevent natural infections, they might contribute to a free infectious environment that would allow atopic response. This paper reviews the allergic reactions to vaccines and their influence on the development of atopic disease.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Alergia e Inmunología Clínica, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, México, DF.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Ito Tsuchiya
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rosas Vargas
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zepeda Ortega
authors.forename: Blanca Estela
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Río del Navarro
authors.forename: Juan José Luis
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sienra Monge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D019468:Disease Management; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018448:Models, Immunological; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology; D014612:Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines