Accidental vaccination of the conjunctiva is a rare condition and as a rule is secondary to an infection of the margins of the lids. It occurs when vaccine material is unintentionally brought in contact with the lids of persons vaccinated or of those who are associated with them.
The early literature contains cases reported by Purtscher,1 Rost,2 Eagleton3 and Pihl.4 Bedell5 summarized the literature and collected reports of 93 cases which have been published since Jenner introduced vaccination in 1796. Cases were reported in more recent years by Ball and Toomey,6 Löhlein,7 Friede8 and Folk and Taube.9
REPORT OF A CASE
Cemal Ahmed, an 8 year old boy, came to the hospital on July 8, 1937, with a history of swelling of the lids of the right eye. After the first two days the swelling began to discharge and then