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Data on immunization described by investigators at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
June 25th, 2008
A new study, 'Macrophagic myofasciitis in children is a localized reaction to vaccination,' is now available. "Macrophagic myofasciitis is a novel, 'inflammatory myopathy' described after a variety of vaccinations, almost exclusively in adults. We examined the relevance of histological findings of this myopathy to the clinical presentation in pediatric patients," scientists writing in the Journal of Child Neurology report. "Muscle biopsies from 8 children (7 months to 6 years old) with histological features of macrophagic myofasciitis were reviewed and correlated with the clinical manifestations. Patients underwent quadriceps muscle biopsy for suspected...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-06-25)
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