Walker, UA;
Hoffman, HM;
Williams, R;
Kuemmerle-Deschner, J;
Hawkins, PN;
(2016)
Severe Inflammation Following Vaccination Against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Patients With Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes.
Arthritis & Rheumatology
, 68
(2)
pp. 516-520.
10.1002/art.39482.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Pneumococcal vaccination is recommended for patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs. We describe unusually severe adverse reactions to pneumococcal vaccination in each of 7 consecutive patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS). METHODS: Seven consecutive patients with CAPS were vaccinated with pneumococcal polysaccharide or conjugate vaccines. Clinical information was collected retrospectively. RESULTS: Within a few hours after the vaccination, all 7 patients developed severe local reactions at the injection site. Two patients had to be hospitalized for systemic reactions including fever. All symptoms resolved in a period of 3–17 days. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that pneumococcal vaccines can trigger a severe local and systemic inflammatory reaction in patients with CAPS and possibly patients with other autoinflammatory diseases. Careful consideration is warranted when implementing current European League Against Rheumatism immunization guidelines in this patient population.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Severe Inflammation Following Vaccination Against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Patients With Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/art.39482 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.39482 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Rheumatology, PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE, DISEASE, PATHOGENESIS, PREVENTION, SAFETY, ADULTS |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inflammation |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1483162 |
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