Age: 84.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Biopsy, Dry skin, Erythema, Impaired healing, Pruritus
Clinical narrative: and it itches/they itch; skins in that area is hard and ruff almost like pimples/it feels hard, it's not smooth like the rest of the skin/has pimples; red spot has gotten bigger, it is around 2,5 inches long, not even, with jagged edges/Moderna arm" 3 inches long,and inch and a half wide/It remains red; it has a rash,/two spots below the injection site; "Moderna arm" 3 inches long,and inch and a half wide and also under the arm/It remains red, specially under the arm/it's more red than the skin on the injection site; It has peeled a little; it never heals up; skin is warm; It's like inflammation; it's not smooth like the rest of the skin; They itch; it may even bleed a little/and when you scratch it, it bleeds; This spontaneous case was reported by a consumer and describes the occurrence of SCRATCH (it may even bleed a little/and when you scratch it, it bleeds), DRY SKIN (skins in that area is hard and ruff almost like pimples/it feels hard, it's not smooth like the rest of the skin/has pimples), ERYTHEMA ("Moderna arm" 3 inches long,and inch and a half wide and also under the arm/It remains red, specially under the arm/it's more red than the skin on the injection site), SKIN EXFOLIATION (It has peeled a little) and PRURITUS (and it itches/they itch) in an 84-year-old male patient who received mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (batch nos. 038A21A and 004M20A) 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 AMLODIPINE for Hypertension, ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID (ASPIRIN (E.C.)) for an unknown indication.   On 12-Feb-2021, the patient received first dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (unknown route) 1 dosage form. On 13-Mar-2021, received second dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (unknown route) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form. In 2021, the patient experienced SCRATCH (it may even bleed a little/and when you scratch it, it bleeds), ERYTHEMA ("Moderna arm" 3 inches long,and inch and a half wide and also under the arm/It remains red, specially under the arm/it's more red than the skin on the injection site), SKIN EXFOLIATION (It has peeled a little), IMPAIRED HEALING (it never heals up), VACCINATION SITE WARMTH (skin is warm), VACCINATION SITE INFLAMMATION (It's like inflammation), VACCINATION SITE INDURATION (it's not smooth like the rest of the skin) and VACCINATION SITE PRURITUS (They itch). On an unknown date, the patient experienced DRY SKIN (skins in that area is hard and ruff almost like pimples/it feels hard, it's not smooth like the rest of the skin/has pimples), PRURITUS (and it itches/they itch), VACCINATION SITE ERYTHEMA (red spot has gotten bigger, it is around 2,5 inches long, not even, with jagged edges/Moderna arm" 3 inches long,and inch and a half wide/It remains red) and VACCINATION SITE RASH (it has a rash,/two spots below the injection site). The patient was treated with BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE, CLOTRIMAZOLE (CLOTRIMAZOLE AND BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE) ongoing since an unknown date for Adverse event, at an unspecified dose and frequency. At the time of the report, SCRATCH (it may even bleed a little/and when you scratch it, it bleeds), DRY SKIN (skins in that area is hard and ruff almost like pimples/it feels hard, it's not smooth like the rest of the skin/has pimples), ERYTHEMA ("Moderna arm" 3 inches long,and inch and a half wide and also under the arm/It remains red, specially under the arm/it's more red than the skin on the injection site), SKIN EXFOLIATION (It has peeled a little), PRURITUS (and it itches/they itch), IMPAIRED HEALING (it never heals up), VACCINATION SITE WARMTH (skin is warm), VACCINATION SITE INFLAMMATION (It's like inflammation), VACCINATION SITE INDURATION (it's not smooth like the rest of the skin), VACCINATION SITE PRURITUS (They itch), VACCINATION SITE ERYTHEMA (red spot has gotten bigger, it is around 2,5 inches long, not even, with jagged edges/Moderna arm" 3 inches long,and inch and a half wide/It remains red) and VACCINATION SITE RASH (it has a rash,/two spots below the injection site) outcome was unknown.      DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS (normal ranges are provided in parenthesis if available): On an unknown date, Biopsy: (Inconclusive) results pending.     For mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (Unknown), the reporter did not provide any causality assessments.   This case was linked to MOD-2021-244798 (Patient Link).   Most recent FOLLOW-UP information incorporated above includes: On 23-Aug-2021: Follow-up received on 23-AU-2021 include new events and narrative was updated accordingly. On 23-Aug-2021: Non-significant followup appended: Contact information verified On 23-Aug-2021: Non-significant follow up