Age: 83.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Neuralgia, Pruritus, Rash
Clinical narrative: She had red blisters and pain; She had red blisters and pain/it was nerve pain; Chest pain; Shingles; Rash scalp, neck and shoulders; It still itches and burns/itching and burning; Her neck was red and rashy; It still itches and burns/neck was itching/itching and burning/her scalph was itching; it is also right across the top of her shoulders and she is pretty sure it is on her scalp because it is itching; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 83-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, Lot Number: EW0183), via an unspecified route of administration on 26May2021 (at the age of 83-year-old), as dose 1, single in left arm for COVID-19 immunization at hospital. The patient's medical history included blood pressure high from 2 years, takes blood pressure by her own and was never normal, 185 over sometimes; had colon cancer two years ago and had surgery but did not take chemo; 20 years ago, she got an autoimmune disorder and lost weight after surgery for colon cancer and has not been able to get over 100 pounds. The patient's past drugs included prednisone; Methotrexate but took them only for a couple of years and had reaction to a codeine product. Concomitant medications included Lisinopril twice daily for two years taken for high blood pressure for two years and Amlodipine added three weeks ago for high blood pressure; start and stop dates were not reported. Patient did not take any other vaccines within 4 weeks after COVID vaccine. On 26May2021, after first dose of vaccine, at night, the patient experienced rash on scalp, neck and shoulders. After vaccination, patient came home and that night after she went to bed, she noticed her neck was itching, she got up and her neck was red and rashy, itching and burning, like a bad sunburn. Patient still had rash four months later. Patient had seen three different doctors; two put her on prednisone; she took two courses of prednisone; and they gave her a prescription for a cream for itching and burning every day. Doctor told her not to get the second dose because she has had a bad reaction and he didn't know what would happen; he doesn't know if it was an allergic reaction. Patient had itches and burns. On an unspecified date in Jun2021, about three weeks or a month after the first dose of the vaccination, she got shingles. Patient never had them before and had to go to the ER to find out why she was in such pain. Doctor explained it was nerve pain. She was in the hospital for about four days from unspecified date in Jun2021 to an unspecified date in Jun2021, for shingles. When she went to the emergency room, she had chest pain and had to admit her to find out exactly what was happening. She was in the hospital about four days but doesn't remember the exact dates. Doctor prescribed prednisone; seven days' supply. She got it and took it exactly as he said and nothing happened, so she called a different doctor who prescribed prednisone again and she took it again. She was also prescribed a cream that did nothing. Now she was doing nothing about it. The doctor at the hospital gave her an antiviral medication for the shingles; she got it twice and it didn't help. Provided the second bottle acyclovir 800mg; one five times daily; prior to that they gave her the same thing, but it was two, three times a day. The shingles are down below the rash a couple of inches, on the right side of her chest and right side of her back and under her right arm and down to the elbow on the right arm. The only cream that kind of helped a little is aspercreme. She can't remember the names of the numbing creams she tried and can't find them. Patient doesn't have any test results from the hospital. The clinical outcome of events shingles; rash scalp, neck and shoulders; it still itches and burns/itching and burning/ her scalp was itching; it is also right across the top of her shoulders and she is pretty sure it is on her scalp because it is itching was not resolved. The clinical outcome of all other events was unknown.  Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.