YELLOW FEVER VACCINE-ASSOCIATED NEUROTROPIC DISEASE: A CASE REPORT OF A 9 –MONTH OLD INFANT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE.
Author(s): TORTY, C.; ADEWALE, O.; AMAJOR, C.
Institute(s): 1 Department of Paediatrics, University of Calabar; 1,3 Department of Paediatrics, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital; 2 Ultimate Specialist Hospital, Port-harcourt
Volume 7 / Issue 1
Abstract
Yellow fever vaccine-associated neurotropic disease (YEL-AND) is a rare and serious complication following vaccination with the 17D live attenuated yellow fever vaccine. Cases of YEL-AND present as acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, and meningoencephalitis and encephalitis. To date, only a few cases have been reported in the literature in children.
Number of Pages: 6
Number of Words: 2432
First Page: 40
Last Page: 45