PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A Zaas
AU  - P Scheel
AU  - A Venbrux
AU  - D B Hellmann
TI  - Large artery vasculitis following recombinant hepatitis B vaccination: 2 cases.
DP  - 2001 May 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 1116--1120
VI  - 28
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/28/5/1116.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/28/5/1116.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2001 May 01; 28
AB  - We describe 2 women who developed large artery vasculitis shortly after receiving recombinant hepatitis B vaccination. One patient developed Takayasu's arteritis, the other a vasculitis involving subclavian and renal arteries. Both developed renal failure. Whether the vasculitis was caused by the vaccination is not known. Although small vessel vasculitis following hepatitis B vaccination has been reported a number of times, large vessel vasculitis associated with hepatitis B vaccination has been reported only once. These cases suggest that large artery vasculitis should be added to the list of possible side effects of hepatitis B vaccination.