Apparent vaccine-thimerosal induced hypersensitivity, myelodysplastic syndrome and pancytopenia

Abstract

A case of hypersensitivity reaction, myelodysplastic syndrome and pancytopenia, which developed after an administration of thimerosal-containing tetanus vaccine, is presented and discussed.

Keywords

• Thimerosal
• hypersensitivity reaction
• myelodysplastic syndrome
• pancytopenia