Which vaccine causes ITP as an adverse effect?
Correct Answer: Typhoid vaccine
Description: .the type 21a vaccine for typhoid fever is relatively wll tolerated and has low rates of adverse effects.but it is not recommended in congenital or acquired immunodeficiency including treatment with immunosuppressive and antimitotic drugs,acute febrile illness and acute intestinal ifections.typhoid vaccines are also known to produce idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura,(ITP) at times for which proper clinical evidences are lacking. ref:park&;s textbook,22 nd ed,pg 216
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