Chicken pox after vaccine??

[kdibattista]

My SIL's daughter recently had the chicken pox vaccine and today began to get itchy red bumps on her neck, shoulders and back. She has a call into the doctor but I thought someone on here would probably know . Could this be a reaction? Or is it possible for her to actually have gotten the pox?

 

[AKLRULZ]

She could have it, but unrelated to the vaccine maybe? Not really sure.

But - my wife is a third grade teacher and chicken pox just made the rounds in her class - most of the kids were vaccinated as babies. Also we've got friends from church whose youngest son, also vaccinated as a baby, just got over Chicken Pox. The cases were really mild, but they were all diagnosed with it.

 

[DisneyDotty]

My son had the vaccine but still got chicken pox (albeit a milder form than normal). It IS possible to get CP even with the vaccine.

 

[kdibattista]

I hope it's not... we are taking her to get her picture taken this Thursday

 

[bigbabyblues]

It's been a few years, but I think our ped said they can still get the chicken pox, but the vaccine keeps it from getting really, really bad. DH cousin had a horrible case of them and was in the hospital for a few weeks and was very sick.

 

[luv2crash]

My HUSBAND got chicken pox from our son after his vaccination. The doctor said that son probably had a bump or 2 and dh ended up with a full blown, out of work for 2 weeks case! He never had them as a child.

 

[bananiem]

I had them as an adult and it was NO FUN. I think the incubation period is 17 days or 21 days so could the child have been exposed before getting the vaccine?
I know friends of my kids' that have gotten the pox after the vaccine but had very mild cases.

 

[Melrosgirl]

My husband got the chicken pox vaccine in June. Three weeks later he had a very mild case of it (like 10 spots on his arms). Doc said that was a normal, possible side effect.

My daughter just got a booster shot for the c.p. vaccine. (She got the first shot back in 98 and the second shot this year). Apparently docs are recommending boosters now.

 

[Mermaid02]

Chicken pox aren't just itchy red bumps.... they start out blistery looking.... with fluid filled centers.

 

[golfgal]

My best friend growing up had chicken pox when we were 5 and then about 2 months later had a really, really bad case of shingles. She missed about a month of kindergarten between the two.

 

[petrymom]

The varivax vaccine is an attenuated live virus. Which means that like the MMR, which is the same type, you could have a reaction/minor symptoms from the vaccine.

When your children get these types of vaccinations, they should not visit any immunocompromised family members for just this reason.

 

[Tinkerbelle'sMOM]

They usually get the pox around the injection site if it is a reaction to the shot. She may have a light case she picked up, but like another said, if they aren't the fluid filled vesicles then it isn't that.

 

[taximomfor4]

One of the possible side effects from that immunization is generalized chicken-pox lesions. They can form fully into blisters (about 4% of kids). If they make the classic lesions, keep the child away from non-immune pregnant women, newborns of non-immune mothers, immune-compromised people, etc. The lesions can last 5-26 days.

If they don't form actual blister-like, classic chicken pox lesions, just a rash near the injection site, that happens in about 20% of kids.

Was that the only immunization the child received? If not, many immunizations can cause differing reactions. The varivax is often given at the same time as the MMR, which can also cause a rash.

HTH Some! Can you tell I JUST finished my peds rotation? Lol