Quand la vaccination tourne au drame : aspects médicolégaux. À propos de deux cas autopsiques

Case 1: a 3-month-old infant, with apparently good health, died few hours after vaccination against DTCP. Autopsy and histology concluded on lymphocytic encephalitis. Case 2: a 22-year-old student was admitted to the emergency chest pain, three hours after vaccination against hepatitis B. The diagnosis of acute myocarditis was retained. Death occurred after few hours. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of myocarditis. Viral research was negative.