Complex regional pain syndrome type I after diphtheria-tetanus (Di-Te) vaccination.

We present a case of CRPS I affecting the left arm after diphtheria and tetanus (Di-Te) vaccination in the left deltoid muscle in a young girl having experienced profound emotional stress before the vaccination procedure. History data on previous minor trauma at the site of vaccination or emotional stress may necessitate temporary vaccination delay due to their proneness to impaired local or systemic immune response and CRPS as a complication of vaccination. If a child or an adult has prominent swelling and severe pain after vaccination, the diagnosis of CRPS I should be considered and if confirmed, the multidisciplinary treatment should start as soon as possible. PMID: 24308253 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tags: Coll Antropol Source Type: research