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Thrombocytopenia

Reaction to the Hepatitis B vaccine according to the manufacturer

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<haematology> A decrease in the number of platelets in the blood, resulting in the potential for increased bleeding and decreased ability for clotting.

Origin: Gr. Penia = poverty

(18 Nov 1997)

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  • Ronchi F. Cecchi P. Falcioni F, et al. Thrombocytopenic purpura as adverse reaction to recombinant hepatitis B vaccine. Arch Dis Child 1998 Mar;78(3):273-4.

  • Thrombocytopenic purpura after recombinant hepatitis B vaccine. Poullin P, et al.    Lancet. 1994 Nov 5;344(8932):1293.

  • This article discusses three cases of immune thrombocytopenic purpura, a bleeding disorder, occurring in infants under 6 months of age after they received the first dose of recombinant hepatitis B vaccine. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura after recombinant hepatitis B vaccine: retrospective study of seven cases. Neau D, et al.   Scand J Infect Dis. 1998;30(2):115-8.

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