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Case Reports
. 1996 Nov;37(11):1328-30.

[Acute thrombocytopenic purpura following rubella vaccination]

[Article in Japanese]
T Yamamoto  1 , T Kino, K Yagi, H Miyata, K Yoshioka
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  • PMID: 8960672
Case Reports

[Acute thrombocytopenic purpura following rubella vaccination]

[Article in Japanese]
T Yamamoto et al. Rinsho Ketsueki. 1996 Nov.

Abstract

A case of acute thrombocytopenic purpura following rubella vaccination is reported. A 3-year-old boy developed purpura on the 22nd days after rubella vaccination. His platelet count was 34 x 10(3)/microliter. Platelet-associated IgG was elevated, but the amount of megakaryocytes in bone marrow aspirates was within the normal range, suggesting immune mechanism-associated thrombocytopenia. He recovered spontaneously within one month. Thrombocytopenic purpura is a well-documented complication of natural rubella infection. Attention should be paid rubella vaccination-associated thrombocytopenia, though it seems to be less frequent than after natural infections.

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