However, one can not deny the possibility of occurrence of adverse reactions after vaccination, because of which many parents refuse to vaccinate their child from these deadly diseases. In particular, it is often possible to hear complaints that after the DPT vaccination the child has a legache, he limps and cries. Whether this phenomenon is considered a typical side effect, and what to do in such cases, let's find out.
Pain in the leg after vaccination: the norm or the real threat?
Experienced moms know that DTP is one of the most poorly tolerated vaccinations, and pediatricians, perhaps, are already accustomed to complaints of parents that after a child is given a DTP vaccine, his leg hurts badly, he limps, and at the injection site there is swelling and the temperature has risen.
And the truth, a slight reddening, swelling (sometimes more than 8 cm in diameter), pain - all these phenomena are considered local complications that do not go beyond the norm. Thus, the body reacts to the injected substance, in addition, such a reaction indicates the beginning of the process of formation of immunity.
As a rule, pain, swelling and inflammation should disappear within a few days.
By the way, it is worth noting that parents often turn to doctors with complaints that the child has a leg ache, after the 3rd revaccination of DPT vaccination.