Hypotonic-hyporesponsive_episode

Hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode

Hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode

Medical condition

A hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode (HHE) is defined as sudden onset of poor muscle tone, reduced consciousness, and pale or bluish skin occurring within 48 hours after vaccination, most commonly pertussis vaccination.[2] An HHE is estimated to occur after 1 in 4,762 to 1 in 1,408 doses of whole cell pertussis vaccine, and after 1 in 14,286 to 1 in 2,778 doses of acellular pertussis vaccine.[3]

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References

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    "Hypotonic, hyporesponsive episode (HHE)" (PDF). 7 January 2006. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  2. [2]
    Duvernoy, Tracy S.; Braun, M. Miles (October 2000). "Hypotonic–Hyporesponsive Episodes Reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), 1996–1998 | ELECTRONIC ARTICLE". Pediatrics. 106 (4): e52. doi:10.1542/peds.106.4.e52. PMID 11015547. S2CID 12743062. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
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    Bonhoeffer, Jan. "Hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode (HHE) as an adverse event following immunization in early childhood: Case definition and guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation | Jan Bonhoeffer". Vaccine. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
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    "Pinkbook | Pertussis | Epidemiology of Vaccine Preventable Diseases". CDC. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
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    "Hypotonic-Hyporesponsive Episodes to Immunisation".
  6. [6]
    Duvernoy, Tracy S.; Braun, M. Miles (October 2000). "Hypotonic–Hyporesponsive Episodes Reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), 1996–1998 | ELECTRONIC ARTICLE". Pediatrics. 106 (4): e52. doi:10.1542/peds.106.4.e52. PMID 11015547. S2CID 12743062. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
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