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Swelling after vaccination
Yesterday I posted a query about swelling on my baby's leg, I didn't posted things clearly, my baby is 5 month old he got his dtwp and PCV 3 vaccine yesterday, he has got swelling but not on injected site, but away from it as I shared the pic,the black circle is swelling and the red circle is injection site, I want to know is it possible to have swelling away from injection site?
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Can be unrelated to vaccination. Consult physically
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Possible if it was given at an angle instead of deep down
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Can be or unrelated also
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
Unrelated
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Dr. Sachin Pariskar
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7 yrs exp
Pune
Yes might be.....Apply ice pack over it ...It will reduce
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Dr. Santosh Bangar
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14 yrs exp
Ahmednagar
It may be possible as vaccine in the injection gone that side so swelling is there.
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