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Case Reports
. 2019 Aug 14;37(35):4864-4866.
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.07.025. Epub 2019 Jul 13.

Case report: Recurrent peripheral facial paralysis following two influenza vaccinations in 2009 and 2016

Xavier Gocko  1 , Sylvain Poulteau  2 , Marie-Noëlle Beyens  3 , Pierre Bertholon  4 , Bruno Pozzetto  5
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Case report: Recurrent peripheral facial paralysis following two influenza vaccinations in 2009 and 2016

Xavier Gocko et al. Vaccine. .

Abstract

A 57-year-old female experienced two successive peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) episodes following influenza immunization in 2009 and 2016 with two different vaccines. The similarity of chronology and semiology between the two events and the absence of alternative etiology plead for intrinsic accountability. Extrinsic accountability relies on previous case reports of PFP related to flu vaccination (26 cases in the French pharmacovigilance database and 4 cases in the medical literature).

Keywords: Adverse effects; Influenza vaccination; Peripheral facial paralysis.

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