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Macrophagic myofaciitis a vaccine (alum) autoimmune-related disease.
Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology - 1 Oct 2011
Israeli Eitan, Agmon-Levin Nancy, Blank Miri, Shoenfeld Yehuda
Abstract excerpt
Macrophagic myofasciitis (MMF) is an immune-mediated condition first reported in 1998. MMF is characterized by post-vaccination systemic manifestations as well as local-stereotyped and immunologically active lesion in the site of inoculation (deltoid muscle). MMF systemic symptoms included myalgias, arthralgias, marked asthenia, muscle weakness, chronic fatigue, and fever. Recently, studies demonstrated that the...
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