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Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP 9 years 3 months ago #38539

Kiwiinsingas Offline Posts: 4 Thank you received: 0	Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now has ITp?
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Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP 9 years 3 months ago #38542

Sandi Offline Sandi Forum Moderator Diagnosed in 1998, currently in remission. Diagnosed with Lupus in 2006. Last Count - 344k - 6-9-18 Posts: 12436 Karma: 11 Thank you received: 2372	The board has been a bit slow lately, but I can tell you that over the years, there have been quite a few children who have seemed to acquire ITP after an MMR vaccine. ITP is one of the listed side effects of the vaccine. The following user(s) said Thank You: Kiwiinsingas
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Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP 9 years 3 months ago #38547

sem40 Offline Posts: 76 Thank you received: 13	I needed to get an MMR booster or something to start a job working at a hospital. My medical records that I had from my childhood only listed two shots out of the three that you're supposed to have had so they said just to be safe they'd give me another one. I got ITP not long after but I've never looked into that as being connected. The following user(s) said Thank You: Kiwiinsingas
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Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP 9 years 3 months ago #38548

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Here are some links:

pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/121/3/e687.full

www.bu.edu/bcdsp/2012/07/16/mmr-vaccine-and-idiopathic-thrombocytopenic-purpura/

Researchers estimate that about one in every 22,000 MMR vaccinations could result in a child developing a temporary bleeding disorder called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). ITP is rarely dangerous— generally much less serious than measles, mumps, or rubella — and is easily treated. A recent study found that children who had ITP and later received the MMR vaccine had no vaccine-associated recurrences.

www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccines/measles

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Instead of getting a vaccine, you can ask to have a titer done to see if you have immunity to a certain illness. It's a simple blood test. My daughter also works at a hospital and has an autoimmune disorder. She has her titers tested periodically and if she is still good, she does not get the vaccine.

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Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP 9 years 3 months ago #38576

crystal lee Offline Posts: 251 Thank you received: 42	YES!! My son got his shot June 14th 2011, diagnosed with ITP count less than 1 July 15th 2011..
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Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP 9 years 3 months ago #38618

Kiwiinsingas Offline Posts: 4 Thank you received: 0	Thanks, sorry to hear about your son. There is no direct link with MMR for us because she wasn't tested until a few months after the vaccine. I think it is likely my daughter got it although our doctors don't like to make the connection.
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Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP 9 years 3 months ago #38620

Sandi Offline Sandi Forum Moderator Diagnosed in 1998, currently in remission. Diagnosed with Lupus in 2006. Last Count - 344k - 6-9-18 Posts: 12436 Karma: 11 Thank you received: 2372	That is exactly why I think the percentage of adverse vaccine events are under-reported.
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Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP 7 years 10 months ago #48418

mrsdeputie Offline Posts: 3 Thank you received: 0	My daughter reacted to the MMR shot ( fever and sick for a week) and 5-6 months later got diagnosed with itp.
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