Smallpox has disappeared from all countries except Ethiopia and the possibility of its eradication appears within reach. The need for vaccination of eczema patients against smallpox appears to be ending. Eczema vaccinatum is a rare but sometimes fatal complication of smallpox vaccination in atopic aczema and its incidence is discussed. Precautions in vaccinating atopic eczema patients include suitable treatment of the eczema, injection of vaccinial immunoglobulin and testing the competence of humoral and cellular immunity.
除埃塞俄比亚外，天花已在所有国家绝迹，根除天花的可能性似乎指日可待。湿疹患者接种天花疫苗的需求似乎即将结束。种痘性湿疹是特应性湿疹患者接种天花疫苗后一种罕见但有时致命的并发症，文中讨论了其发病率。给特应性湿疹患者接种疫苗时的预防措施包括对湿疹进行适当治疗、注射痘苗免疫球蛋白以及检测体液免疫和细胞免疫功能。
