Liver inflammation and acute respiratory distress syndrome in a patient receiving hepatitis B vaccine: A possible relationship?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 119-121

  Ranieri, V M ^a   Dell'Erba, A ^a   Gentile, A ^a   Bruno, F ^a   La Gioia, V ^a   Spagnolo, A ^a   Sacco, R ^a   Caruso, G ^a   Antonaci, S ^a   Schiraldi, O ^a   Brienza, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

ARDS; Hepatitis B vaccine; Immune complex; Polymorphonuclear cells

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DETERIORATION; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE;

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; FATAL OUTCOME; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 8044221512     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050302     Document Type: Article

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