Age: 1.02
Sex: F
Vaccine: DTAP, HEPA, HIBV, MMR, PNC13, VARCEL
Symptoms: Abasia, Allergy test positive, Apparent life threatening event, Balance disorder, Crying
Clinical narrative: This is a spontaneous report from a contactable mother reporting on her younger daughter. This consumer reported similar events for two patients. This is the second of two reports. A 18 months old female patient (the younger daughter) received fourth dose of PREVNAR 13 (Lot: H50603. Expiry: 31Jul2015 NDC: 0005-1971-02) 0.5ml single dose, intramuscular in right thigh at 12 months on 15Jul2014 at 09:51 AM. The patient also received on 15Jul2014 the following vaccines DTPA, HIB vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine, MMR vaccine and varicella vaccines all at 1 DF and she was allergic to components in it. After receiving the vaccine the patient experienced life threatening allergic reactions and she had multiple side effects, some starting early on and others starting later on. She was not healthy at the time due to reduced immune system with milk allergy. The patient received the same vaccine, PREVNAR 13 also at 2 months, 4 months and 6 months of age and with each vaccine the patient had an allergic reaction with increased worsening. After receiving this vaccine her daughter is now allergic to several food items. Reporter states that she had previous allergic reactions but she was told that they weren't allergic reactions. On unknown date in Jul2014 the patient experienced the following events: not able to stand, not able to walk, equilibrium out of whack, high fever of 104, puffed up like marshmallows, red rash, vomiting, diarrhea, fainting, dizzy, not able to breathe, swollen lymph nodes, face and head pain, screaming, crying out of control for hours and hives. The outcome was unknown. On 23Jul2014 the patient went to physician to have blood work done related to allergic reactions. On 05Aug2014 the patient went to Emergency Department for allergic reaction and sent home. On 07Aug2014 the patient went to doctor's office and she was treated with antibiotics. Allergic reaction worsening. On 08Aug2014 the patient went to doctor's office, she was not better with antibiotics and was sent back to Emergency Department where she received an IV drug, unspecified and she had blood work drawn confirmed a low white blood cell count. Her swelling went down. Patient was not admitted to the hospital at any time. During these episodes of illness, the reporter was told that her daughter had a horrible virus that they caught. Patient did receive nebulizer treatments, Children's ADVIL, and Children's TYLENOL and BENADRYL. As soon as the diphenhydramine hydrochloride would wear off, the symptoms would instantly flare back up. Reporter stated that she started giving patient milk when she was 1 year old on or after 09Jul2014. She thought that she had an allergy to milk, so she was switched to almond milk, rice milk, and continued to have reactions. She then had blood work to confirm her allergy to milk. She did blood work to test for milk, eggs, almond, peanuts, cheese and rice. She was later confirmed to be allergic to eggs, soy, peanuts. At the time of the events, she weighed less than 20 pounds. Follow-up (09Feb2015-11Feb2015) Additional information reported from the same contactable consumer includes events were added.