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We had a 2 month otherwise healthy male baby, who developed seizures after 2 hrs of DTPw.It took 10 days & 3 anti convulsants to control the seizures.Crude metabolic work out did not help us.Should we all together avoid pertussis componet( w or a) on the next sheduled day of DPT Vac OR adm. DTaP.
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Thw whole cell component of diphtheria vaccine should be avoided. Acellular vaccine may also be avoided since the child had seizures within 2 hours of DPT.
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