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Suspected hepatitis B vaccination related vasculitis.
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VaccinationHepatitis DVasculitisAutoimmune DiseaseHepatologyViral HepatitisVaccine DevelopmentHepatitis B VaccinationImmunologyHepatitis BHepatitisVaccine TargetSuch ImmunizationVaccine HesitancyMedicineVaccine ResearchEpidemiologySevere Side Effects
Recombinant hepatitis B vaccination is widely used and severe side effects are rare. We describe 3 cases of vasculitis occurring after such immunization that are thought to have been vaccine induced. Vasculitides are now recognized as possible severe adverse side effects of immunization.