An Infant Who Suffered Seizures Many Times After Pentavalent Vaccination: Case Report

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...

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Published in:Northern Clinics of Istanbul 2020-05, Vol.7 (3), p.302-304
Main Author: Erat Nergiz, Meryem
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
infant
seizure
pentavalent vaccination
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Summary: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 With the advancement in vaccination technologies, whole-cell pertussis vaccine has been replaced by acellular pertussis vaccine, and neurological side effects have been significantly reduced.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).
ISSN:2148-4902
2536-4553
2148-4902
DOI:10.14744/nci.2019.50375