Autoimmunity and hepatits B vaccine

A case-control study of serious autoimmune adverse events following hepatitis B immunization

Autoimmunity, June 2005; 38(4): 295-301 David A. Geier und Mark R. Geier

In conclusion, our study demonstrates that adult HBV is statistically associated not only with acute neuropathy, neuritis, myelitis, vasculitis, thrombocytopenia, gastrointestinal disease, multiple sclerosis, and arthritis, but some of these patients go on to develop chronic adverse reactions that persist for at least 1 year following HBV. These types of chronic adverse reactions following adult HBV should be discussed with patients contemplating being immunized with HBV and should be included in the differential diagnosis of those who develop them following adult HBV.

Autoimmune hazards of hepatitis B vaccine

Marc Girard