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Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 2005; 15(4): 149-151
Hepatitis B Vaccination and Infantile Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Kazem Sakha, Arman Malekian, Said Aslanabadi Department of Pediatrics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Since 1993, Iranian infants have been routinely vaccinated against hepatitis B. In the period of 1993-2002, twenty five children with infantile thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) were admitted to the Childrens Medical Center in Tabriz, Iran whereas between 1982 and 1992, only two cases were hospitalized with the same diagnosis. This suggests a cause and effect relationship between hepatitis B vaccination and ITP. Keywords: ITP, vaccination, hepatitis B vaccine, autoimmune disorders. Kazem Sakha, Arman Malekian, Said Aslanabadi. Hepatitis B Vaccination and Infantile Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 2005; 15(4): 149-151 Corresponding Author: Kazem Sakha, Iran	TOOLS Full Text PDF Print Download citation RIS EndNote BibTex Medlars Procite Reference Manager Share with email Share Send email to author Similar articles PubMed Google Scholar