Age: 4.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: DTAP, FLU3, IPV, MMR, VARCEL, DTAP, FLU3, IPV, MMR, VARCEL
Symptoms: C-reactive protein normal, Electroencephalogram normal, Formication, Full blood count normal, Irritability
Clinical narrative: Patient felt things crawling on his legs and he screamed and cried for about 15 minutes. After that he was fine except for itching of the legs. The next night 11/05/2014, he woke up at 11:00 PM screaming that he saw koalas crawling on the walls and that they were going to get him. After screaming for 30 minutes, we contacted the Doctor on call and she stated that it was just night terrors. After he continued to scream that things were crawling on him for 1 hour we called back and asked if we should proceed to the emergency room. She stated only if we felt that it was necessary. When we arrived at the ER they took blood and completed a toxicology test that they said was clean and a test to check for a break down of enzymes that they also said came back clean. A charge nurse stated "It seems a little too late in the game to have anything to do with vaccinations" and walked out. After screamed for 45 minutes that something was crawling on his legs and that he was in pain, they gave him Benadryl and something to calm him down. He had at least 5 episodes like this over our stay at the hospital. The first day Dr. tried to send us home and stated that there wasn't anything that he could do for us. My child was screaming in pain and was still hallucinating. All of his shots were administered in his legs, the same places he was complaining of pain and that something was crawling on him. Dr. also stated that he didn't feel that this was a result to the immunizations because he had already had all of these shots before. This was the first time that he had the flu shot. Which my husband refused at first because he was already getting 4 other shots. The nurse told him it would be fine because they do it all of the time. In the hospital, I was given mixed stories as well. We were told after 2 doses of Benadryl that he would not receive any more. 1 nurse told me that it was because he was having reactions to it from the release of the antihistamines. Another nurse stated that he was having an allergic reaction to it. However, Dr. ordered him to take Claritin every 24 hours; which is also an antihistamine. Less than 12 hours later, another nurse tried to give him another does of the Claritin. I asked her about the doctors orders and she stated that she too was getting mixed information. Another physician ordered an EEG to be performed. On 11/07/2014. Dr. came in that morning to notify me that they would perform the EEG that morning and then I could go home. I asked him if I would know the results, and he stated that I would find out in several days or so. Patient was still having symptoms and I did not feel comfortable sending him home still having hallucinations and not having any other information as to what was causing them. That afternoon, we had the EEG and the results, we were told from the nurse, were clean. We still have not spoken to Dr. about the results of the EEG. We were dismissed from the hospital with patient still having itching.