A fatal tick bite occurring during the course of tick-borne encephalitis vaccination.
In Western Europe tick-borne encephalitis virus infections with fatal outcome are rare, especially in children. We report the case of an adolescent who died of meningoencephalitis after a tick bite that occurred between the first 2 tick-borne encephalitis vaccinations. The case demonstrates the difficulty of differentiating possible adverse events associated with the immunization from symptoms of simultaneous infection with tick-borne encephalitis virus.
Brauchli
Yolanda B
YB
Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Gittermann
Matthias
M
Michot
Marc
M
Krähenbühl
Stephan
S
Gnehm
Hanspeter E
HE
D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013557:Switzerland; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D014765:Viral Vaccines