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Report #2853964

Received Aug 13, 2025

Office visit
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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
4 yrs
State
FL
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Aug 7, 2025
Onset
Aug 8, 2025
Days to onset
1
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
DTAPDTAP (DAPTACEL)SANOFI PASTEURUNK3CA20C1IM / RA

Symptoms (5)

Injection site erythemaInjection site inflammationInjection site painInjection site rashInjection site warmth

Symptom narrative

On 08/07/2025 @ approximately 2pm, the patient was given the DTAP (Daptacel) vaccine in the right arm. On 08/09/2025 the patient was seen with Chief Complaint of rash on the right arm. The injection site was red and inflamed, warm and painful to touch. ALSO ADVISED TO TAKE ORAL ANTIBIOTIC AS PRESCRIBED, AND TO NOTIFY IF NOT IMPROVING FOLLOWING 24 HRS OF ANTIBIOTICS, AND TO KEEP AFFECTED AREA OF SKIN DRY AND CLEAN Change cephALEXin 250 mg/5 mL oral suspension from TAKE 10 ML BY MOUTH THREE TIMES A DAY FOR 5 DAYS DISCARD REMAINDER to 10 mL 3 times a day for 5 days Provided cellulitis in children: care instructions. On 08/11/2025 Patient was seen in office accompanied by mother. Per mother pt arm looks better. Mother states its not inflamed but still red, no longer warm or painful to touch, no continued erythematous streaking (has not expanded past the original borders drawn on 8/9 and has shrunk), no fevers, and otherwise clinically improving.

Current illness

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