The side-effects include: Fever. Up to half of the children who receive DTP vaccine may have a fever in the evening after receiving the injection. The fever should disappear within a day. Note that a fever that begins more than 24 hours after a DTP injection is not likely to be a reaction to the vaccine.

Lymphedema refers to swelling that generally occurs in one of your arms or legs. Sometimes both arms or both legs swell. Lymphedema is most commonly caused by the removal of or damage to your lymph nodes as a part of cancer treatment.