VACCINE

Discovery Medicine • February 2010
Vaccines and autoimmune diseases of the adult
Author information
Orbach H1, Agmon-Levin N, Zandman-Goddard G.
Department of Medicine B
Wolfson Medical Center
Holon, Israel
Abstract
Infectious agents contribute to the environmental factors involved in the
development of autoimmune diseases possibly through molecular mimicry
mechanisms. Hence, it is feasible that vaccinations may also contribute to
the mosaic of autoimmunity. Evidence for the association of vaccinations and
the development of these diseases is presented in this review. Infrequently reported
post-vaccination autoimmune diseases include systemic lupus erythematosus,
rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory myopathies, multiple sclerosis,
Guillain-Barré syndrome, and vasculitis. In addition, we will discuss macrophagic
myofasciitis, aluminum containing vaccines, and the recent evidence
for autoimmunity following the use of human papillomavirus vaccine.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20193633
“Hence, it is feasible that vaccinations may also contribute
to the mosaic of autoimmunity. Evidence for the association of
vaccinations and the development of these diseases is presented in
this review. In addition, we will discuss macrophagic myofasciitis,
aluminum containing vaccines, and the recent evidence for
autoimmunity following the use of human papillomavirus vaccine.”
Full Report
http://www.discoverymedicine.com/Hedi-Orbach/2010/02/04/vaccines-and-autoimmune-diseases-of-the-adult/