Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus recombinant vaccine associated lipoatrophy.
Involutional lipoatrophy, a loss of subcutaneous fat, may be idiopathic, associated with inflammatory skin conditions, or trauma, and has also been reported following injections of medications including insulin, corticosteroids and penicillin. There have also been reports in association with Diptheria Pertussis Tetanus (DPT) vaccine. We report on two cases of lipoatrophy associated with the new Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) recombinant vaccine (Gardasil).
Ojaimi
Samar
S
Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Monash University, 246 Clayton Rd, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. samojaimi@yahoo.com.au
Buttery
Jim P
JP
Korman
Tony M
TM
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D000068857:Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18; D006801:Humans; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000139:chemically induced*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000009:adverse effects; D055815:Young Adult
D000068857:Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic