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. 1993 May;48(5):580–581. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.5.580

Pulmonary and cutaneous vasculitis following hepatitis B vaccination

Martin B Allen 1, Paul Cockwell 1, Richard L Page 1
PMCID: PMC464532  PMID: 8322254

Abstract

The case history is presented of a previously healthy non-atopic woman who developed cutaneous vasculitis, confirmed by biopsy, and pulmonary problems after inoculation with recombinant hepatitis B vaccine.

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