Age: 71.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Dyspnoea, Headache, Hypoaesthesia, Monoplegia, Muscle spasms
Clinical narrative: foot became paralyzed; a deep gripping pain in the diaphragm area; leg experienced increasing pain/increasing pain from foot; increasing pain from foot to hip; left foot grew completely numb; Breathing labored; Weakness in left leg; Cramping of calf muscle; chest cavity pain/chest pains left side; ribcage pain; Chills; headaches; Skin hypersensitive on my upper back; back sensitivity; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 71-year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), dose 1 via an unspecified route of administration at the age of 71-years-old, administered in Arm Left on 26Feb2021 13:00 (Lot Number: EN6202) as single dose for COVID-19 immunization. The patient medical history was not reported. The patient had no known allergies. Concomitant medication included ibuprofen taken for an unspecified indication, start and stop date were not reported. The patient received 2nd Shingrix vaccination on 24Jan2021. The patient experienced "foot became paralyzed", "a deep gripping pain in the diaphragm area", "leg experienced increasing pain", "increasing pain from foot to hip", "left foot grew completely numb", "breathing labored", "weakness in left leg", "cramping of calf muscle", "chest cavity pain", "ribcage pain", chills, headaches on 26Feb2021 13:45. The patient also experienced "skin hypersensitive on my upper back" and "back sensitivity" on 2021. The patient reported that, "There were no immediate reactions during the 15 minute wait period. Forty-five (45) minutes after my injection I was hit with a rush of side effects. The first was a deep gripping pain in the diaphragm area. While seated, my left leg experienced increasing pain from foot to hip. In short order, my left foot grew completely numb and this extended up my calf to my knee. My foot became paralyzed. The intense leg pain remained steady. Breathing labored. The left foot and calf numbing and paralysis finally subsided 4.5 hours after injection. Saturday through Wednesday, 28Feb to 03Mar2021: Weakness in left leg. Cramping of calf muscle. The chest cavity pain began to intensify. Chills arrive plus daily headaches. During this reaction period: NO fever, nausea, diarrhea, loss of taste / smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose. Headache, chills, joint & ribcage pain remain. Skin hypersensitive on my upper back. 15Mar2021: Day 17: Chest pains left side, mild headache and some back sensitivity with chills remain." The adverse event started on 26Feb2021 02:30 AM (as reported). Adverse events did not result in either emergency room visit or physician office visit. No treatment received for events. The outcome of the events "foot became paralyzed" and "left foot grew completely numb" was recovered on 26Feb2021 17:30 (left foot and calf numbing and paralysis finally subsided 4.5 hours after injection) while for other events was not recovered. The patient was not diagnosed with COVID prior vaccination. The patient was tested for COVID post vaccination (LUMIRADXSARS-COV-2-AG TEST) via nasal swab on 06Mar2021 with negative result. The event "foot became paralyzed" was considered as serious (medically significant).