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James E. Speier, MD
Corsicana, Tex

JAMA. 1970;213(13):2272.

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To the Editor.—

In reference to MEDICAL NEWS article "Fears about Rubella Vaccine Fade" (213:23, 1970). I would like to raise a question. On March 11 and 12, 1970, approximately 3,500 doses of rubella vaccine were administered in Navarro County, Texas. Four weeks after that program seven patients came to our attention because of nocturnal pain in the hand and forearm, paresthesias, and weakness. Four of these patients were examined and showed no objective evidence of arthritis in spite of pain intense enough to interfere with sleep. All complained of an itching and tingling sensation in the hand. All recovered spontaneously in two to five days. This could not be related to a single vaccine type or to the arm of injection. (One child had bilateral foot paresthesias.) These arm findings and complaints were most suggestive of a brachial neuritis and not suggestive of an arthritis or arthralgia. This . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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