By Derrick Lonsdale, MD In July 2013, I received an e-mail from the mother of an adolescent girl who had received Gardasil vaccination some four years previously. Her many symptoms that had mystified her doctors were eventually diagnosed as Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), published recently as a complication after the administration of this vaccination[1]. […]
Postural tachycardia syndrome following human papillomavirus vaccination
Postural tachycardia syndrome Postural tachycardia syndrome… Blitshteyn S. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a heterogeneous disorder of the autonomic nervous system that may have an autoimmune etiology. METHODS: Six patients who developed new onset POTS 6 days to 2 months following human papillomavirus vaccination are reported. RESULTS: Three patients also […]
Postural tachycardia syndrome after vaccination with Gardasil
By: S. Blitshteyn Published February 2010 Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a heterogeneous disorder of the autonomic nervous system, consisting of orthostatic intolerance and an increase in heart rate of more than 30 bpm within 10 min of standing or head-up tilt [1]. Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent Vaccine, Gardasil, has been approved for prevention of cervical […]
