Objective: To investigate the status of immunization of National Immunization Program (NIP) and its adverse reaction rate in children with
tuberous sclerosis. Method: Questionnaire survey was adopted to identify the vaccination coverage and its adverse events; 72 cases of children with
tuberous sclerosis and 78 normal controls (healthy children completing age-appropriate NIP) admitted to Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital from December 2014 to November 2015 were involved into this study. Result: The age-appropriate NIP coverage rate of
tuberous sclerosis was 36%(26/72). The coverage rate of bacillus calmette-guerin (BCG),
hepatitis B vaccine 1st to 3rd doses (HepB1-3), oral poliovaccine 1st dose (OPV1),
diphtheria,
pertussis and
tetanus 1st dose (DPT1), DPT1-3,
meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine group A (MPVA),
measles amd
rubella vaccine/
measles vaccine 1st dose (MRV/MCV1), and
Japanese encephalitis vaccine 1st dose (JEV1) were 100%(72 cases), 75%(51 cases), 97%(66 cases), 91%(62 cases), 82%(56 cases), 66%(45 cases), 69%(42 cases), and 61%(37 cases) respectively. The reasons why the children did not complete the vaccination plan were that parents were concerned about vaccination-induced
seizures or
seizures had not been controlled. Among 72 children with
TSC, the rate of adverse events or suspected adverse events after vaccination was 17% (12 cases), which was higher than the normal control children (2 cases, 3%) (χ2=8.799, P<0.05). The main adverse events were seizure events, which accounted for 92%(11 cases). Conclusion: The age-appropriate NIP coverage rate among children with
tuberous sclerosis is low. The high incidence of adverse events may be associated with a fact that there are some
nervous system abnormalities in cases with
tuberous sclerosis.
TSC children vaccination is relatively safe, with no serious adverse events.