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Suggest Remedy For Swelling In The Vaccination Area
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...My 3 months old son was given Easy5 vaccination before 4 days. Just after two days the area near the vaccination became red and swelled on his thighs. we consulted our pediatrician and he gave antibiotic and pain killer for seven days. why the vaccination area got swelled?
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
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Pain and swelling are common are common after DPT / pentavalent(Easy Five )
vaccines . But swelling usually decreases after 2-3 days , it is very uncommon that area becomes infected to require antibiotics and sometimes also drainage. So initial swelling is due to vaccine itself , but swelling come after 2-3 days , and requiring antibiotics is suggestive of infection at injection site.
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welcome to HCM
Pain and swelling are common are common after DPT / pentavalent(Easy Five )
vaccines . But swelling usually decreases after 2-3 days , it is very uncommon that area becomes infected to require antibiotics and sometimes also drainage. So initial swelling is due to vaccine itself , but swelling come after 2-3 days , and requiring antibiotics is suggestive of infection at injection site.
Hope I answered your query
Revert back if any other query
thanks
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