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Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP

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11 years 9 months ago #38539 by Kiwiinsingas
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Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now has ITp?
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11 years 9 months ago - 11 years 9 months ago #38542 by Sandi
Replied by Sandi on topic Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP
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.
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11 years 9 months ago #38547 by sem40
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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.
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11 years 9 months ago #38548 by Sandi
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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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11 years 9 months ago #38576 by crystal lee
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YES!! My son got his shot June 14th 2011, diagnosed with ITP count less than 1 July 15th 2011..
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11 years 9 months ago #38618 by Kiwiinsingas
Replied by Kiwiinsingas on topic Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP
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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11 years 9 months ago #38620 by Sandi
Replied by Sandi on topic Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP
That is exactly why I think the percentage of adverse vaccine events are under-reported.
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10 years 5 months ago #48418 by mrsdeputie
Replied by mrsdeputie on topic Did your child get the MMR Vaccine and now hasITP
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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