Eczematous skin disease and recall of past diagnoses: implications for smallpox vaccination
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- DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-139-1-200307010-00006
Eczematous skin disease and recall of past diagnoses: implications for smallpox vaccination
Abstract
Background: Persons with atopic dermatitis or eczema, regardless of disease severity or activity, may develop eczema vaccinatum if they or their close contacts receive the smallpox vaccine. According to current recommendations, a preexposure vaccination program should identify these persons and exclude them from participating.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of diagnosed atopic dermatitis and eczema in a defined population and assess the sensitivity of screening questions to identify patients who have received these diagnoses.
Design: Population-based prevalence survey and telephone interview.
Setting: 14 ZIP code regions in Wisconsin.
Patients: Persons given a diagnosis of atopic dermatitis or eczema in 2000 and 2001 were identified from a population-based cohort. Persons with a history of atopic dermatitis diagnosed since 1979 were eligible for the telephone survey.
Measurements: Prevalence of diagnosed atopic dermatitis or eczema; proportions of respondents able to recall a past diagnosis of atopic dermatitis, eczema, or recurrent rash.
Results: The prevalence of atopic dermatitis or eczema diagnosis in 2000 or 2001 was 0.8%. At least 2.4% of the cohort would be ineligible for smallpox vaccination because of active skin disease in themselves or household members. Among 94 adult respondents with atopic dermatitis, 55 (59%) correctly self-reported skin disease. Seventy-nine (60%) of 133 household contacts of adults with atopic dermatitis correctly reported the presence of skin disease in a household member. Parental recall of skin disease in children with atopic dermatitis was 70% (123 of 177).
Conclusions: Identifying dermatologic contraindications to smallpox vaccination by relying only on a self-reported history of rash illnesses is likely to miss a substantial proportion of individuals who should not receive smallpox vaccine in a preexposure vaccination campaign.
Comment in
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Summaries for patients. Recall of skin diseases that disqualify people from preexposure smallpox vaccination.Ann Intern Med. 2003 Jul 1;139(1):I-32. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-139-1-200307010-00001. Ann Intern Med. 2003. PMID: 12834330 No abstract available.
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