Generalized granuloma annulare and hepatitis B vaccination

Eur J Dermatol. 1998 Sep;8(6):435-6.

Abstract

As hepatitis B vaccination is becoming generalized in Europe, cutaneous adverse events are being more frequently reported in the literature. We report the first case of generalized granuloma annulare following hepatitis B immunization. A 51-year-old woman presented a generalized granuloma annulare one month after the one-year booster injection of the hepatitis B vaccine. The lesions resolved with sulfone therapy. We observed an identical recurrence three weeks after the five-year booster.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Back
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Female
  • Granuloma Annulare / drug therapy
  • Granuloma Annulare / etiology*
  • Granuloma Annulare / pathology
  • Hepatitis B / prevention & control*
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Immunization, Secondary / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin / pathology
  • Sulfones / administration & dosage
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Hepatitis B Vaccines
  • Sulfones