Is MMR immunisation safe in chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 354-355

  Bibby, Anna C ^a   Farrell, Anna ^a   Cummins, Michelle ^a   Erlewyn Lajeunesse, Michel ^a,b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PREDNISOLONE;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; LETTER; MALE; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPSEUDOHYPOPARATHYROIDISM; RASH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; CHRONIC DISEASE;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; PLATELET COUNT; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 42249091734     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.132340     Document Type: Letter

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