Age: 52.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Pericarditis
Clinical narrative: I woke up on 22Apr2021 at around 2 a.m. with very severe pain in my chest region; I also had some difficulty breathing as this tended to make the pain worse; I was not able to go back to sleep; I still feel pain in that area of my body and extending to my back.; thought I was suffering from pericarditis; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable other Hcp(patient). A 52-year-old male patient received second dose of BNT162B2(PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, lot number EW0150), via an unspecified route of administration on 09Apr2021 at 11:00 am (at the age of 52-year-old) into left arm as a single dose for COVID-19 immunization at Public Health Clinic. The patient had received first dose of BNT162B2(PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, lot number EP7534), via an unspecified route of administration on 19Mar2021 at 11:00 am (at the age of 52-year-old) into left arm as a single dose for COVID-19 immunization at Public Health Clinic. Medical history included diabetes mellitus from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing. Concomitant medication(s) included metformin taken for diabetes mellitus, start and stop date were not reported. The patient had no allergies. Prior to vaccination, the patient was not diagnosed with COVID-19. Since the vaccination, the patient has not been tested for COVID-19. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. On 22Apr2021 at around 2:00 a.m, the patient experienced very severe pain in my chest region. He was not able to go back to sleep and had some difficulty breathing as this tended to make the pain worse. He literally stayed up until daybreak when he went in to see my doctor. The doctor performed electrocardiogram test and found my heart to be functioning well despite the severe pain that he was experiencing. She thought he was suffering from pericarditis. She decided to go the nearest ER for further tests. He stayed in the ER for about 5 hours during which I was subjected to a bunch of tests which turned out negative, patients primary care doctor then prescribed for me colchicine BID and ibuprofen 600 mg TID for 3 months. He still feels pain in that area of my body and extending to my back. The patient was visited to Doctor or other healthcare professional office/clinic visit and Emergency room/department or urgent care for the events. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included electrocardiogram: normal on an unspecified date 2021 found my heart to be functioning well. The outcome of the events were not recovered.; Sender's Comments: Based on known drug safety profile, there is reasonable possibility of causal association between the event pericarditis and the suspect drug BNT162B2 The impact of this report on the benefit/risk profile of the Pfizer product is evaluated as part of Pfizer procedures for safety evaluation, including the review and analysis of aggregate data for adverse events. Any safety concern identified as part of this review, as well as any appropriate action in response, will be promptly notified to regulatory authorities, Ethics Committees, and Investigators, as appropriate.