Post vaccination myelitis in a young woman following administration of rabies chick embryo cell vaccine – a case report - IMC Journal of Medical Science (IMCJMS)

Shapur Ikhtaire; M A Faiz

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Issue: Vol.6 No.2 - July 2012

Post vaccination myelitis in a young woman following administration of rabies chick embryo cell vaccine – a case report

Authors: Shapur Ikhtaire, M A Faiz

A case of post-vaccination myelitis following administration of chick embryo cell rabies vaccine in a 20 year-old young lady is described. The case presented with paraplegia five days after receiving the third dose (on 12th day) of the vaccine for rabies. Myelitis was confirmed by signal changes on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). She improved considerably on steroids treatment. This is the first case of myelitis following rabies chick embryo cell vaccination in Bangladesh.

Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2012; 6(2): 76-77

Key words: Myelitis, rabies, vaccine

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Shapur Ikhtaire, Medical Officer, Department of Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). Email: ikhtaireshapur@yahoo.com