Age: 90.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Rash, Rash pruritic, Wound
Clinical narrative: rash on buttocks; rash on back, elbows, thighs and parts of her legs; rash itches; slashes down her legs; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 91-year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection, Lot number: Unknown), via an unspecified route of administration in left arm on 29Mar2021 (at the age of 90-year-old) as dose 2, single for COVID-19 immunisation at vaccination facility type. Medical history included high blood pressure from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing (Has had high blood pressure since she was 65 years old), had pain in her head and had to go to the doctor from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing. Concomitant medications included levothyroxine sodium taken for headache from an unspecified start date and ongoing (Has been taking at least 2 years because not only did they she has to be taken care of, but she got a little hardware in her head. She was fine and it did not affect her cognitive skills and the patient took because of pain in her head and had to go to the doctor); atorvastatin taken for an unspecified indication from an unspecified start date and ongoing (Has been taking a very long, she does not when she started. Every time she goes to the doctor, she was given another pill. She states the main name was Lipitor, and indication was unknown); losartan potassium taken for hypertension from an unspecified start date and ongoing (Believes it would be her blood pressure medication); carvedilol taken for an unspecified indication from an unspecified start date and ongoing (the tablets are tiny little things. You could lose them if not careful, they are so small); amlodipine besylate taken for hypertension from an unspecified start date and ongoing; vitamin d nos taken for an unspecified indication from an unspecified start date and ongoing. The patient previously took bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection, Lot number: EN6205, Expiration date: Jun2021), via an unspecified route of administration in left arm on 08Mar2021 (at the age of 90-year-old) as dose 1, single for COVID-19 immunisation. Caller stated since she had these 2 shots a month apart in Apr2021, she has come down with a rash on her behind. When it started, she went to see her doctor who gave her a cream and it did not work. It was really bad all over. She went to the emergency room and saw 2 doctors and a third doctor who was a dermatologist. The dermatologist said that it reminded them of a baby's diaper rash but bigger. Stated that it looked very sore, and caller stated that it was. He gave her an antibiotic and some more cream. She cannot see her doctor for another week or 2 because all of the appointments have been taken. The rash was now into her back on her elbows and thighs and part of her legs. No one knows what it was. She cannot believe it. Never in her life has she had this before. It came into her life after the first and second Pfizer shots. What was she to do? She called her insurance company, and they gave her this number to call to report it and to the centre for disease control, the CDC or something, whatever that means. She cannot go online because she was 91 years old. She was not an older looking lady, but all she has was a house phone and a cellular phone. She was never gone online and never had a reason to get a smart phone or computer. She had the shots in Apr2021, and that it was 08Apr2021 and 29Apr2021. Caller asked why they would give double to somebody? she was told that it was double the amount in the second shot. When she took the first one, people were saying that you get a double dose for the second shot. Stated that her doctor told her to get the shots because she was in the danger zone because of her age. She lives alone and was doing fine, with not a cold and not even a sniffle. The doctor told her she should take it and she did what she was told, and now looked what happened to her. She thought maybe we could help her. She was still driving and getting around. She was currently 91 years old, but she had the rash before her birthday in April. She was 90 then and was 91 now. She went to all these doctors and no one could tell her what was in the vaccine and no one knows what the rash was. The caller stated since the rash was on her backside, when she goes to sit down or lie down in bed, if she was on her back, that hurts. Stated that we can call her to make an appointment. Gave permission to contact her as long as it was about her rash. The food and drug administration has not put the ok in it. A doctor she had 30 years ago, who has since passed away, was a doctor in the Air Force. He told her all of his patients, if the government ever puts anything out that was countrywide, do not take it. Whatever you do, do not take it. if you get sick, they will go to the hospitals and they will be taken care of. This was 30 or 40 years ago. Not one person in the armed forces has been vaccinated as of this day, she looked it up. Said they were never taking it because of the government. Cannot go anywhere if you do not have a card with the vaccination. She just got off the phone with the insurance company and the registered nurse said that all they do was give out these numbers that Pfizer was who are taking down complaints from people are coming down with everything. Started 2 to 3 weeks after the shot when the stuff got into her system. It was red and sore all over on her behind. The rash now has like a dryness to it. She compares her skin feeling like if you took a piece of paper and squeezed it and it was all wrinkled down-that was what her skin was like. Her skin was not firm like it was, it was all dry and wrinkly. When she touches, it was rough. The rash was all over her back now. The rash was on her buttocks, but not as far wide as it was but it was on both of her hips and elbows. When she bends her elbows, it was there. There was also some on her upper legs. The one that bothers her was when she sits, it was really sore, and the pressure goes up into it. The rash has gotten worse. It was just on her buttocks and now it has travelled up her back. She took the mirror on her door to the one she looked through, and she could see these red slashes all the way down and she could feel them. She lives alone and does not have anyone that can look at it. That was within the last month or so. Caller read the diagnosis from her paper was dermatitis (L-30-9), from the allergist. The spelling of dermatitis was captured as provided by the caller. The allergist states she was allergic to penicillin. She was in her 60's, when she all of a sudden got a reaction to the penicillin. She ended up in the hospital with 2 other people going through the same thing. The caller confirms she does not have any NDC, Lot or expiry date for the Penicillin. Provided names of medication from list form her emergency room visit. Clotrimazole topic 1 application given to her on 08Jul2021, and she sees the number, 142200PDT beside this medication on her paper. Spelling of product name captured as provided by the caller. Azithromycin, 250mg, oral given on 08Jul2021 and provided the number, 142400PDT that she saw on her paper. She states she went to pick these prescriptions up from the pharmacy. She confirmed she was not still currently taking these medications. These prescriptions did not last very long. The cream was only 1 ounce. She was using it twice a day and it did not last very long, and that was just her buttocks at that time.  The oral medication, she took 2 the evening of picking up the medication and then 3 the next 3 nights. Before, the rash was just her buttocks. After she went to him, it started working its way up the back. Her daughter in law who was training to be a registered nurse asked her if the rash itches and she said that it did, a lot on the back. She told her to take Benadryl. The last 2 days she did, she only took 1 pill yesterday and 1 pill today. If she was not to take it, she will stop it. Will it harm her or was it okay for her to take it? She states the "PRIVACY" helps with the itching. She has a lot of itching and the "PRIVACY" helps calm it down. Otherwise, she does not take anything else unless her doctor tells her to take it. Caller was advised to consult with her primary care provider for any medical advice. She does not know what this rash was. She lives alone and has not changed anything with her routine. She has not added anything to her food, and she has not taken anything away. She never had this rash before. After getting her vaccine card, caller stating that you need the card to go out to eat in a restaurant. She asked that if they touch it. How does she know if this person was vaccinated? Is she allowed to see their card if they are allowed to see her card? The caller clarified that the first and second dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine were given on 08Mar2021 and 29Mar2021 and not 08Apr2021 and 29Apr2021 as previously stated. It had to be after 11:00 am. The line was there but they were not giving shots until 11:00 am. It went very quickly, and they had to sit there for 15 minutes. After all the prep work was done, she was out about 12:00 pm or 12:15. She was out faster the second time. States there was no lot number in the middle where the numbers are. Otherwise, it was all clear. It was like 2 weeks apart. The funny thing about was that the nurse giving the shots had told her she had given so many shots including hers. She also told her she was not taking this vaccination. The caller found that interesting. Her doctor insisted that she get vaccinated because she was up in years and those are the people that die first. She though, she better make an appointment. Her son did get it because he has a smart phone. She does believe it was a Monday. When probed to determine the dose of Levothyroxine Sodium, the caller stated, "let me get in the light" and confirms the dose is 25mcg. Has a little month supply with the little squares. Her doctor told her she hopes she looks as good as she does at 90. She states every time she goes to the doctor, she asks which pill we can get rid of. Has blood work done, she thinks, a couple of times and she has to go to the doctor? Her doctor has all of the information and the insurance. She was given the cream and pills to take in the Emergency Room. The emergency room was on the outskirts of "PRIVACY", in a village. It was attached to where her doctor uses the hospital it was only one that has emergency in "PRIVACY". There are thousands of people who come to live in her town. They had to be careful because they do not have anything to do with the rest of them. They turn quite a bit if people away. She waited her turn in ER. She dropped her pants and the doctor said to wait 10 minutes, and then the dermatologist came. That was when they said it reminded her of a baby having a diaper rash. Only, hers was bigger and worse. She also went out and bought some Destin cream. She thought that if it was good enough for babies, it would be good enough for her. It did not work. Why will no one including doctors or the government, tell her what is in it? She states when she gets the flu shot, she receives an insert that said these are the side effects. No, every October, the last week in October, she faithfully takes her flu vaccine for the winter. She does not want to say the word shot. It was always the last week in October. It was not too early and definitely not too late. She does not know if she will take it this year seeing if she has the rash, she does not know if the flu shot will her harm. She was scared to death of taking it. Her doctor said it would not harm her, but she was not going to listen to her. That was rare for her to not follow instructions. Caller sated she was provided with the numbers from her insurance company. She was told by her insurance company that they have heard about this rash from a lot of people and other things as well. She was provided the numbers, "PRIVACY" and "PRIVACY" by her insurance to call to report this and talk to someone that could tell her maybe what was in the vaccine. The caller stated will they her information of what was in the vaccine? She bets they would not. If her 3 or 4 doctors she has been to would not and 2 departments would not give her an answer, she does not believe medical information will either. The nice thing for them was that you cannot sue them because it says so in writing and it was in the government. She does not want to sue; she just wants them to tell her what to take to get rid of the rash period. She wants to get back to where she was and sit down in a chair nicely. She does believe she was owed some sort of answer being one of the ones who called in are going through this sort of thing. The outcome of the events was unknown.  Information on the lot/batch number has been requested.