Age: 39.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: SMALL
Symptoms: Injection site necrosis, Injection site pain, Injection site pruritus, Injection site swelling, Joint swelling
Clinical narrative: This case was received on 07 January 2014 via a third party query tool search on the VAERS database, under reference number 508247. A 39 year-old male patient had received a left arm injection of ACAM2000 (lot number VV04003A) on 17 July 2013. On 20 July 2013, the patient experienced feeling "out of space all the time", possible spread of the virus (not specified), injection site necrosis, head hurt, "feel my head was going to split in two" and tired. The following is verbatim from the reporter: "Decreased ability to exercise difficulty having a bowel movement (stool) difficulty with moving flushing or redness of the skin general feeling of discomfort or illness itching, pain, redness, or swelling at the vaccine site muscle aching or cramping muscle stiffness nausea rash swollen joints unusually warm skin anemia, confusion, disorientation, restlessness, delirium, drowsiness, seizures, urinary incontinence, urinary retention, constipation, meningismus and/or coma. Increased CSF pressure is present, but chemistry and cell count may be normal. Histopathological changes include perivenous demyelination, microglial proliferation in demyelinated areas with lymphocytic infiltration, atypical chest pain, angina, palpitations, Eczema vaccinatum. Serious skin rashes caused by widespread infection of the skin in people with skin conditions such as eczema or atopic dermatitis, necrosis of the inoculation site pictures area available. With this noticeable reactions in front of the immunization staff they were convinced that I was ok to proceed to anthrax and meningococcal vaccines on July 27 2013 on top of my already reaction. I have been hypochondriac and skin red spots comes and goes arthritis pain feeling bouncing pains on off from joint to other places. I feel tire and out of space all the time over three months now. I can get back to where I was. I have pictures of possible spread of the virus on neck inner thighs...Lab data. Im trying get MRI and toxicity tests, but from this place I don't expect much. Get appointments and be seen in depth is no expected either. Frankly I feel better at the foreign hospital but I need referrals from the clinic. As you know meningitis at least I know my head hurt that particular day that I feel my head was going to split in two. Other Medications, Current Illnesses Unk, but high cholesterol non documented eczema". Prior vaccinations was reported verbatim from the report" "Tired all time-Anthrax (no brand name)-UN-0.080-Patient/Joint pains-Anthrax (no brand name)- UN-0.08-Patient/Out of space-Anthrax". The patient was seen at an emergency department on an unreported date. The patient outcome was not recovered. The events of Amnesia, angina pectoris, bowel movement irregularity, CSF pressure increased, chest pain, coma, confusional state, constipation, confusion, delirium, demyelination, discomfort, disorientation, eczema vaccinatum, exercise tolerance decreased, fatigue, flushing, hypokinesia, injection site erythema, injection site necrosis, injection site pain, injection site pruritus, injection site swelling, joint swelling, lymphocytic infiltration, meningism, muscle spasms, musculoskeletal stiffness, myalgia, nausea, palpitations, rash, restlessness, skin reaction, skin warm, somnolence, urinary incontinence and urinary retention; were included in the coding from the VAERS database; however the verbatim narrative provided on the VAERS report was verbatim obtained from medical Internet sites. Therefore, these specified events were not coded in this report. Documents held by sender: None.