IMMUNIZATION ADENITIS
Abstract
The regional adenitis following vaccination with smallpox virus or with BCG is well known to the medical profession. Less well known is the regional adenitis following immunization with other antigens, such as pertussis vaccine, diphtheria toxoid, and tetanus toxoid. Glands in the axilla or groin, depending upon the site of injection, are almost invariably enlarged to the point of being easily palpable. However, we could find no report in the literature of large regional glands following...