Case Report: Fatal Viscerotropic Disease in a Young Woman Following Yellow Fever Vaccination

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Sep 7;105(6):1803-1805. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0235.

Abstract

Yellow fever is a viral hemorrhagic disease, and vaccination is the most effective way to minimize the impact of the disease. Serious adverse events after yellow fever vaccination are rare. We report the case of a young woman with an unusual presentation of yellow fever 17DD vaccine-associated acute viscerotropic disease, with severe hepatic impairment following a long incubation period. She died more than a month after yellow fever vaccination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Edema / chemically induced*
  • Brain Edema / pathology
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
  • Hemorrhage / pathology
  • Humans
  • Liver Failure, Acute / chemically induced*
  • Liver Failure, Acute / pathology
  • Lung Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Lung Diseases / pathology
  • Yellow Fever / prevention & control*
  • Yellow Fever Vaccine / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Yellow Fever Vaccine