Age: 60.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Muscle spasms, Pain, Paraesthesia, Procedural pain, Sciatic nerve injury
Clinical narrative: squeezing on the sciatic nerve; pain from her hip down to her toes; experienced a "zinging" in her big toe; Hip Pain; piriformis muscle began to crap; does not have any feeling in her toe; This case was received via an unknown source (no reference has been entered for a health authority or license partner) on 09-Jun-2021 and was forwarded to Moderna on 09-Jun-2021.    This spontaneous case was reported by an other health care professional and describes the occurrence of SCIATIC NERVE INJURY (squeezing on the sciatic nerve), PAIN (pain from her hip down to her toes), PARAESTHESIA (experienced a "zinging" in her big toe), PROCEDURAL PAIN (Hip Pain) and MUSCLE SPASMS (piriformis muscle began to crap) in a 60-year-old female patient who received mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (batch nos. 024M20A and 025L20A) for COVID-19 vaccination. The occurrence of additional non-serious events is detailed below.     No medical history was provided by the reporter.  Concomitant products included HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, LOSARTAN, METOPROLOL, ESTRADIOL, IBUPROFEN, METFORMIN and MEDROXYPROGESTERONE for an unknown indication.   On 21-Jan-2021, the patient received first dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (Intramuscular) 1 dosage form. On 18-Feb-2021, received second dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (unknown route) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form. On an unknown date, the patient experienced SCIATIC NERVE INJURY (squeezing on the sciatic nerve), PAIN (pain from her hip down to her toes), PARAESTHESIA (experienced a "zinging" in her big toe), PROCEDURAL PAIN (Hip Pain), MUSCLE SPASMS (piriformis muscle began to crap) and SENSORY LOSS (does not have any feeling in her toe ). The patient was treated with GABAPENTIN (NEURONTIN) ongoing since an unknown date at a dose of 1 dosage form; PARACETAMOL (TYLENOL) ongoing since an unknown date at a dose of 1 dosage form; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE, PARACETAMOL (NORCO) ongoing since an unknown date at a dose of 1 dosage form; CYCLOBENZAPRINE ongoing since an unknown date at a dose of 10 mg; PREDNISONE ongoing since an unknown date at a dose of 1 dosage form and OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE, PARACETAMOL (PERCOCET [OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE;PARACETAMOL]) ongoing since an unknown date at a dose of 1 dosage form. At the time of the report, SCIATIC NERVE INJURY (squeezing on the sciatic nerve), PAIN (pain from her hip down to her toes), PARAESTHESIA (experienced a "zinging" in her big toe), PROCEDURAL PAIN (Hip Pain), MUSCLE SPASMS (piriformis muscle began to crap) and SENSORY LOSS (does not have any feeling in her toe ) outcome was unknown.        For mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (Unknown), the reporter did not provide any causality assessments.   On 06May2021, the patient had another "event" and went to the doctor for an MRI. After this event the pain is much worse than before and the patient was required to travel in a wheelchair for 7 days. She has also lost feeling in her second and third toe on the same related foot. The results of the MRI were not stated. Side effects are still present at this time and have not subsided.  treatment medication contains ibuprofen 600mg heating pad, spinal injections, muscle relaxers used for the treatment.   This case was linked to MOD-2021-214872 (Patient Link).