Age: 60.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Lip swelling, Paraesthesia, Paraesthesia oral, Peripheral swelling, Pruritus
Clinical narrative: Rash on face; Rash on neck; swollen tongue; swollen lips; swollen face; itchy hands/Itchy; Lip tingling; Swelling of the arms; swelling and tingling; swelling and tingling; This is a spontaneous report from a Pfizer sponsored program  support. A contactable consumer (patient) reported that a 60-year-old non pregnant female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, solution for injection, Lot Number: EN6206, Expiry Date of Covid-19 Vaccine: Unknown), via an unspecified route of administration on 05Mar2021 03:00 PM in the left arm at 1st dose, single for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient age at vaccination was 60 Years. Medical history included vertigo, migraines, Sjogren's syndrome (diagnosed about 10 year ago), thyroid cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure. known allergies included Latex, daptomycin, ceftaroline fosamil, doxcycline, fremanezumab-vfrm. The patient had second shingles shot with Shingrex and she got a few chicken pox rash around the shot itself but that's pretty normal, the onset age was 58 years and at the age of 60 years old at the time of the last flu vaccine, and has received multiple flu shots in the past with unknown brand of flu vaccine. On 05Mar2021 03:15 PM, the patient experienced rash on face, rash on neck, swollen tongue, swollen lips, swollen face, itchy hands/Itchy, lip tingling, swelling of the arms and swelling and tingling. The report received as, on 05Mar2021, received her first Pfizer Covid vaccine dose. 10 minutes later patient had an allergic reaction which included swelling of her lips and tongue, rash on her body, and swollen and itchy hands. The patient reported a second reaction on 07Mar2021, which were the same symptoms as the first and then another (3rd) reaction on 12Mar2021. She has been to the ER 3 times and was prescribed oral steroids and was given a steroid injection each time. She feels that each time the steroid injection wears off, the symptoms return. She wants to know how long this side effect could last. The patient had allergic reactions to it and patient as now had three allergic reactions to it and was wondering have you had other people that have had multiple allergic reactions if the steroid they were given has run out. The patient was given Decadron on day 1 and it ran out in a couple of days because it's a short-acting steroid, then they gave her the longer-acting five-day steroid, betamethasone, patient was taking oral, but it's not as good as the beta methasone shot, patient was asking to have we had other people who have needed more steroids even though the shots have stayed in their system. She wants to know if she is going to have more allergic reactions down the road as the steroids' run out. The patient had three injectable rounds of steroid shots on 05Mar2021, 07Mar2021, and 12Mar2021 and had two courses of oral steroids on 05Mar2021 and 12Mar2021. The patient said 10 to 15 minutes after receiving the shot, had lip swelling and tingling, rash on face, then within a half hour started to swell up. The patient stated that at the center where she got her vaccination, they gave her Benadryl but noticed her symptoms getting worse, packed her up in an ambulance to hospital, and there they gave her Decadron and Pepcid and more Benadryl. The patient states it wasn't anaphylaxis but was an allergic reaction. This was on 05Mar2021, right after getting the shot. It is explained the events improved when given the medications at the ER. She still gets a little itchy once in a while but she is on oral steriods and 50 mg of Benadryl every day. This is her third injectable and second round or oral steriods. Caller has not NDC, Lot, or Expiry for those product as they are from the pharmacy. She also has no NDC, Lot, or Expiry for the Benadryl being used, it is also from the pharmacy. The patient informed as, this was her first Covid vaccination and she was not getting the second one. The patient husband and daughter have had their Covid vaccines and had no reactions at all. The patient was not had covid prior and post vaccination. The patient was not received other vaccine in four weeks. Abd received many daily prescriptions and supplements medications in two weeks. Adverse events resulted in emergency room/department or urgent care. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of events and treated with Benedryl, Steroids, Pepcid. Outcome of the events itchy hands/Itchy, swelling of the arms, swelling and tingling was unknown, for remaining events outcome was recovering.  Follow-up attempts are required. Further information was expected.