Vaccine reaction
Alternative names:
vaccine injury
Treatment:
Treatment depends on the type of symptom observed following immunization. Fever is normally treated with acetaminophen and cool sponge baths. Children with seizures must be seen by a health care provider promptly. Children who develop encephalitis will be hospitalized.
Expectations (prognosis):
Very few children who receive standard childhood vaccines develop significant problems following immunizations. For children who develop problems, standard fever care and a call to the health care provider for reassurance often suffice
.Complications: - sterile abscess at site of immunization
- other complications are the same as listed under the Symptoms
Complications:
- sterile abscess at site of immunization
- other complications are the same as listed under the Symptoms
Calling your health care provider:
Call your health care provider if you feel that your child is having an adverse reaction to DPT, MMR or polio immunizations.
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