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View larger version (61K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Photographs show the progression of a lesion from vaccination in a healthy, previously unvaccinated 23-year-old woman. Undiluted smallpox vaccine (Dryvax, Wyeth Laboratories) was introduced into the skin of the upper arm by scarification with 15 punctures from a bifurcated needle. Tender axillary lymphadenopathy developed bilaterally on day 6 and was more marked on the ipsilateral side. Erythema and induration were noted from the 8th day after vaccination through the 11th day and measured 10 cm in diameter. On day 9, an erythematous streak appeared, extending anteriorly toward the axilla. Two physicians who examined the patient on day 10 (oral temperature, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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Smallpox Vaccination
Artenstein A. W., Rubins K., Relman D. A.
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