Pre-school vaccinations. Large swollen area...

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DS (3.8) had his preschool vac boosters (mmr and dtap) on Friday.

One of them, don't know which one, has now got a large swollen area around the injection site. It's been getting larger since saturday morn and is now bigger than the palm of my hand - have put pics on profile.

Anyone else's DC had this?

Unsure if it's worth a trip to doctor's. DS ok in himself, no other symptoms. NHS website does say there can be some swelling round injection site, but this seems a bit bigger than I would've expected. ..

That is quite an impressive red area. My dd had similar although not quite as large on her arm. It lasted a few days then went down. It's the DTP jab. I would give it another day or two as long as he remains well (although you can expect a temp 5-7 days after MMR). If you're still worried get someone to look at it.

Reckon his whole arm would've ballooned if it had been done there!

Only in his thigh as he broke out of my hold and pulled out the syringe in his arm on first attempt, poor wee chap.

www.nhs.uk/Planners/vaccinations/Documents/factsheet%20diptheria%20tetanus%20pertussis%20polio%20hib[1].pdf - says this:

Any side effects from this vaccine are most likely to occur within 24 hours of the vaccine being given.

The most commonly seen reactions are minor local reactions such as swelling, pain and redness, which occur more frequently following repeated doses. A small painless nodule may form at the injection site; this is harmless and usually disappears over time. The incidence of local reactions is lower with vaccines combined with acellular pertussis than with whole-cell pertussis and is similar to that after DT vaccine that used to be used (Miller, 1999; Tozzi and Olin, 1997).

Other mild side effects such as a slightly raised temperature, tiredness, and itching at site of injection may also occur. Severe swelling at the site of the injection may occur but this is temporary.

As with all vaccines there is a rare possibility of dTaP/IPV or DTaP/IPV causing a very severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis). Other acute allergic reactions such as itchy swelling (urticaria), cyanosis or difficulty in breathing may be seen

www.nhs.uk/Planners/vaccinations/Documents/factsheet%20diptheria%20tetanus%20pertussis%20polio%20hib[1].pdf - try again

you'll have to copy and paste, sorry

www.nhs.uk/Planners/vaccinations/Documents/factsheet%20diptheria%20tetanus%20pertussis%20polio%20hib[1].pdf

last link doesnt work either, sorry

Thanks. Reckon I'll give it a few more days and check no other symptoms come up.

DS2 had exactly that as a baby, I think it's at slightly raised risk of topical infection so I would keep it covered up & clean. Hope it passes soon.