Vaccination as a Probable Cause of Incontinentia Pigmenti Reactivation

: We report a female infant with recurrent biopsy‐proven vesicobullous incontinentia pigmenti occurring after her 12‐month and 18‐month immunizations. To our knowledge, incontinentia pigmenti vesicobullous recurrence following immunizations has not been reported. We propose that vaccinations may se...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric dermatology 2010-01, Vol.27 (1), p.62-64
Hauptverfasser:	Alikhan, Ali, Lee, Andrew D, Swing, Donald, Carroll, Christie, Yosipovitch, Gil
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Biopsy Dermatology Epidermis - immunology Epidermis - pathology Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology Female Haemophilus Vaccines - adverse effects Humans Incontinentia Pigmenti - genetics Incontinentia Pigmenti - immunology Incontinentia Pigmenti - pathology Infant Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine - adverse effects Medical sciences Non tumoral diseases Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Pigmentary diseases of the skin Pneumococcal Vaccines - adverse effects Prevention and actions Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Recurrence Vaccines - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:	: We report a female infant with recurrent biopsy‐proven vesicobullous incontinentia pigmenti occurring after her 12‐month and 18‐month immunizations. To our knowledge, incontinentia pigmenti vesicobullous recurrence following immunizations has not been reported. We propose that vaccinations may serve as triggers for incontinentia pigmenti reactivation.
ISSN:	0736-8046 1525-1470
DOI:	10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.01047.x