rabies vaccination in a pediatric patient with acute myeloid leukemia during the course of chemotherapy: a case report

rabies is a fatal neurological infection caused by rabies virus. the deadly rabies virus could enter into human body via the wound that has caused by mammal bite. since rabies is a fatal disease without existing effective treatment, the best way is prevention. the widely examined preventive method for rabies is the use of post exposure rabies vaccination. in this specific case report, the author has presented an interesting case report of post exposure rabies vaccination in a pediatric patient with acute myeloid leukemia during the chemotherapy course. key words: rabies; vaccination; leukemia please cite this article as: wiwanitkit v. rabies vaccination in a pediatric patient with acute myeloid leukemia during the course of chemotherapy: a case report. iran j cancer prev. 2014; 7(2):105-6.    references warrell da, warrell mj. human rabies: a continuing challenge in the tropical world. schweiz med wochenschr. 1995; 125(18):879-85. warrell mj. emerging aspects of rabies infection: with a special emphasis on children. curr opin infect dis. 2008; 21(3):251-7. vanhoof r, costy f. rabies prophylaxis. acta clin belg. 1996; 51(5):328-39. strady a, lang j, rotivel y, jaussaud r, fritzell c, tsiang h. immunoprophylaxis of rabies: current recommendations.  presse med. 1996; 25(22):1023-7. burgmann h. prevention and therapy of infections in tumor patients. wien med wochenschr. 2001; 151(24):600-14. gibbons rv, rupprecht ce. postexposure rabies prophylaxis in immunosuppressed patients. jama. 2001; 285(12):1574-5. hay e, derazon h, bukish n, scharf s, rishpon s. postexposure rabies prophylaxis in a patient with lymphoma. jama. 2001; 285(2):166-7.