Unilateral total deafness as a complication of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccination

J Nabe-Nielsen; B Walter

Unilateral total deafness as a complication of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccination

Scand Audiol Suppl. 1988:30:69-70.

Authors

J Nabe-Nielsen¹, B Walter

Affiliation

¹ Audiological Department, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.

PMID: 3227284

Abstract

A 7 year old girl developed unilateral total loss of hearing 13 days following MMR vaccination. The live, attenuated mumps-virus component in the virivac vaccine is suspected to be the cause of the injury.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Drug Combinations / adverse effects
Female
Hearing Loss / etiology*
Humans
Measles Vaccine / adverse effects*
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
Mumps Vaccine / adverse effects*
Rubella Vaccine / adverse effects*

Substances

Drug Combinations
Measles Vaccine
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
Mumps Vaccine
Rubella Vaccine