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Report #2861199

Received Sep 24, 2025

ER / ED visitOffice visit
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
8 yrs
State
FL
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Sep 13, 2025
Onset
Sep 15, 2025
Days to onset
2
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLU3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLUZONE)SANOFI PASTEUR1UT8770NAIM / LA

Symptoms (8)

Culture urine negativeGaze palsyLoss of consciousnessRespiratory pathogen panelSeizureStaringUnresponsive to stimuliWhite blood cell count increased

Symptom narrative

CHILD GOT ANNUAL FLU VACCINE ON 9/13/25 DURING ANNUAL WELL VISIT AT PEDIATRICIAN. ON 9/15/25 CHILD HAD A SEIZURE AT SCHOOL WHILE IN THE BATHROOM . CHILD WAS NONRESPONSIVE TO NAME, HAD A LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, BLANK STARE AND EYE DEVIATION. EMERGENCY MEDICATION VALTOCO 10 MG GIVEN BY SCHOOL NURSE AND PARENTS WERE CONTACTED AT 9:12 AM EST BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL. CHILD TRANSPORTED TO ER. NO KNOWN RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS WERE FOUND PER SWAB TESTING HOWEVER CHILD'S WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT WAS ELEVATED. CHILDS VITALS WERE STABLE BUT AFTER SEIZURE SHE SLEPT FOR HOURS AND DID NOT REGAIN STRENGTH UNTIL GIVEN TYLENOL AND REST. CHILD WAS DEEMED HEALTHY BY PEDIATRICIAN DURING WELL VISIT ON 9/13/25. PARENTS ADVISED ER ATTENDING PHYSICIAN THAT CHILD HAD FLU VACCINE ON THAT SAME DATE AND BELIEVE FLU VACCINE AN ACTIVE VIRUS CAUSED CHILD'S SEIZURE.

Medical history

AUTISM, ADHD, SEIZURE ON 9/15/25 DUE TO FLU VACCINE

Other medications

DAILY MULTIVITAMIN

Allergies

NONE

Lab data

9/15/25 - ER BLOODWORK WBC ELEVATED BUT NO RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS FOUND AND NO INFECTIONS FOUND IN URINE CHILD WAS OTHERWISE SEEMINGLY WELL EXCEPT FOR SEIZURE CAUSED BY FLU VACCINE CHILD HAS HAD PRIOR SEIZURES WHEN ILL WITH VIRAL INFECTION (RSV 9/2/24, UNKNOWN EAR INFECTION ON 4/2/25, HUMAN ENTERO 4/29/25). CHILD HAS HAD OTHER VACCINES (COVID VACCINE IN JUNE 2025 WITHOUT ANY SEIZURE EVENT). CHILD IS FULLY VACCINATED FOR AGE.