Patient's question:
I have rheumatoid arthritis. I experienced side effects from the smallpox vaccine, specifically the inflammatory rabbit skin extract. After receiving the vaccine, my symptoms included: redness, itching, and other allergic symptoms, headache, dizziness, and excessive sweating. Is this a side effect of the inflammatory rabbit skin extract from the smallpox vaccine?Doctor's answer:
Adverse reactions of cowpox vaccine-induced rabbit skin extract.Adverse reactions: Severe adverse reactions include shock. Due to the occasional occurrence of symptoms such as abnormal pulse, accelerated pulse, inability to detect pulse, chest pain, difficulty breathing, paleness, cyanosis, hypotension, loss of consciousness, asthma attacks, wheezing, coughing, sneezing, and incontinence, as well as occasional rash, urticaria, erythema, and itching. Headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, and a heavy head feeling may occasionally occur. It is recommended to discontinue use.