eczema vaccinatum
- noun
- /ˈɛksɪmə vækɪˈnætəm/
- Specialized
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eczema vaccinatum
- The patient developed eczema vaccinatum after receiving the smallpox vaccine.
Examples
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After receiving the smallpox vaccine, the patient with a history of eczema developed eczema vaccinatum.
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Prompt treatment is critical if eczema vaccinatum occurs following vaccination.
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Doctors warned about the risk of eczema vaccinatum in individuals with atopic skin conditions.
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Children with eczema should be cautious about eczema vaccinatum.
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After receiving the smallpox vaccine, the patient with a history of eczema developed eczema vaccinatum.
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Doctors warned about the risk of eczema vaccinatum in individuals with atopic skin conditions.
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Prompt treatment is critical if eczema vaccinatum occurs following vaccination.
Synonyms
A serious skin infection with many blisters and high fever that happens after a viral infection in people with eczema
How Severe
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
14
4.7
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
eczema + vaccinatum
This is a specialized Latin-derived medical term: while 'eczema' is a familiar clinical word, 'vaccinatum' is not a standard English lexeme and does not transparently communicate 'vaccine' or 'vaccination' to a B1 learner. The specific sense (a rare, severe complication of smallpox vaccination) is technical and not predictable from the parts, so an average learner would not derive the meaning from the constituents.
Etymology
Eczema vaccinatum comes from its parts: eczema means 'skin rash' and vaccinatum means 'from a vaccine'. That's why the term refers to the rare, serious rash that can happen after a smallpox vaccination, especially in people with eczema.