Age: 70.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Alopecia, Blood test, Investigation, Trichorrhexis
Clinical narrative: hair falling out/ hair loss/ a lot of hair coming out; Severe hair breakage/ a lot of little parts where hair had broken off; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP from medical information team.  A 71-year-old female patient received BNT162b2, BNT162b2 omi ba.4-5 (BNT162B2, BNT162B2 OMI BA.4-5), on 06Oct2022 as dose 4 (booster), single (Lot number: GH9693) at the age of 70 years, in arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's family history included: "starting to lose hair near the front in little patches near the front" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: patient's sister who was 8 years younger has received the Pfizer COVID vaccine. There were no concomitant medications. Vaccination history included: BNT162b2 (Dose 1, lot: EM9810, expiry: 31Dec2021, anatomical location: Shot in the arm, Time administered: around 10 or 11AM), administration date: 03Feb2021, when the patient was 69-year-old, for COVID-19 immunization; BNT162b2 (Dose 2, lot: EM9804, expiry: 31Dec2021, anatomical location: Shot in the arm,), administration date: 26Feb2021, when the patient was 69-year-old, for COVID-19 immunization; BNT162b2 (Dose 3 (booster), lot: FM9992, anatomical location: In arm, Time administered: around 6 or 7PM), administration date: 29Apr2022, when the patient was 70-year-old, for COVID-19 immunization; Pneumonia shot (within 4 weeks, unknown specific name; had to go to emergency room), for immunization, reaction(s): "got really sick". The following information was reported: TRICHORRHEXIS (non-serious) with onset Sep2023, outcome "recovering", described as "Severe hair breakage/ a lot of little parts where hair had broken off"; ALOPECIA (non-serious) with onset Sep2023, outcome "not recovered", described as "hair falling out/ hair loss/ a lot of hair coming out". The events "hair falling out/ hair loss/ a lot of hair coming out" and "severe hair breakage/ a lot of little parts where hair had broken off" required physician office visit. Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section.  Additional information: Patient confirmed that she began experiencing her hair falling out after getting the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. She also mentioned that there are information online/ in the internet saying that there was a relation between this side effect and getting the said vaccine. She has been experiencing for the last 2 or 3 months: severe hair breakage and hair loss, can't get hair to stop falling out. She noticed this roughly in Sep2023 when she went to hair dresser. All of her hair was on hair dresser, a lot of little parts where hair had broken off, her hair was all over hair dresser's clothes. Hair had been falling out since then. Breakage has improved, but since then/ now, she was noticing that every day, a lot of hair strands were coming out. She went to the doctor and had blood work drawn. There was nothing wrong with blood or anything. She needed guidance as to what she can do to get hair to stop falling out. Patient clarified that she has had 5 total doses, first two were the Pfizer COVID vaccine, then had 3 Pfizer COVID boosters since then. Confirmed a total of 5 doses. She provided information from vaccination card. She received her 5th Pfizer Covid booster dose on 27Nov2023, shot in left arm around 4pm. She "got really sick" with the 5th dose. All test results came back normal, there was nothing wrong with her or her blood. She went to the doctor last week and did all of the bloodwork, and all they said was there are some things out on the market, minoxidil and nutrafol, that's all they said.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202400019520 same patient/ drug, different dose/ event;