Open AccessAn Infant Who Suffered Seizures Many Times After Pentavalent Vaccination: Case Report
Author(s) -
Meryem Erat Nergız,
Hande YETİŞGİN,
Alperen Aydın,
Gülsüm İclal Bayhan,
Ayşegül Neşe Çıtak Kurt
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
i̇stanbul kuzey klinikleri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-4902
DOI - 10.14744/nci.2019.50375
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , pediatrics , tetanus , pertussis vaccine , diphtheria , adverse effect , conjugate vaccine , immunization , whooping cough , immunology , antigen
Although rare, serious adverse effects may be seen after vaccination. Especially, the whole-cell pertussis vaccine has been held responsible for neurological side effects, as the most important problem in vaccination. With the advancement in vaccination technologies, whole-cell pertussis vaccine has been replaced by acellular pertussis vaccine, and neurological side effects have been significantly reduced. Herein, we present a 2-month-old male infant who suffered from generalized tonic-clonic seizures many times, possibly due to acellular pertussis after pentavalent vaccination, including diphtheria, acellular pertussis, tetanus, inactive polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B, and conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (BCG, DaBT-IPA-Hib, CPV).