von Deuster C
HNO. 1976 Apr;24(4):122-6.
Three months following smallpox vaccination, a child was found to have profound sensory deafness. A medical-legal opinion in 1962 found no relationship between vaccination and deafness. However, when subsequent judgement appeal was made, the legality of the initial decision had to be justified. The consequence of the case, supported by available publication, indicated that a close temporal probability between vaccination and postvaccinial cerebral complication was required to justify any further legal claim. This was not considered to be a factor in the present case since the discovery of a goitre in the patient in association with an iodine dysfunction uncovered a Pendred's syndrome as the cause for the patient's hearing loss.
天花疫苗接种三个月后，一名儿童被发现患有严重的感音神经性耳聋。1962年的一份法医学意见认为接种疫苗与耳聋之间没有关联。然而，在随后的判决上诉中，必须为最初裁决的合法性进行辩护。该病例的结果，在现有出版物的支持下，表明疫苗接种与接种后脑并发症之间存在紧密的时间相关性，才能为任何进一步的法律索赔提供依据。在本案中，这一因素未被考虑在内，因为在患者身上发现甲状腺肿并伴有碘功能障碍，揭示出彭德莱德综合征是患者听力丧失的原因。
