Brachial plexus neuritis following HPV vaccination.
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We present a 19-year-old girl who developed a left brachial plexus neuritis following vaccination with a quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Post-vaccination brachial plexus neuritis is a rare event. Nevertheless, this first case warrants careful attention in view of the large vaccination campaigns in young adolescents being launched all over the world.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Vaccine
دوره 26 35 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008