Age: 57.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Blood immunoglobulin G, Cough, Gait inability, Joint hyperextension
Clinical narrative: it felt like my knee was hyperextended; Left kneecap was very painful; soreness at the injection site; slept more than usual; dry cough; tickle in my throat; unable to walk; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient herself). A 57-year-old female patient received BNT162b2 (PFIZER BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection, Lot number- EW0162) via an unspecified date in left arm on 09Apr2021 08:00 as dose 1, single (at the age of 57-years-old) for COVID-19 immunization. The patient was not pregnant at the time of vaccination. Facility where the most recent COVID-19 vaccine was administered was reported as Other. Patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. Patient was not diagnosed with COVID-19, prior to vaccination. Patient medical history included Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis(RRMS), high cholesterol, high triglycerides, high LDL, depression, (acute PTSD 21Dec2013). Patient was known allergies included rash due to sulfa drugs, ear bleed due to nickel. The concomitant medications included atorvastatin; citalopram; calcium, ergocalciferol (VITAMIN D2 + CALCIUM [CALCIUM; ERGOCALCIFEROL]) at a dose of 5000 iU, ongoing ocrelizumab (OCREVUS) taken for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). On 09Apr2021 patient received her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in left arm. On 10Apr2021 she experienced soreness at the injection site & slept more than usual. On 11Apr2021, when extending her left leg on her ottoman, it felt like her knee was hyperextended. Left kneecap was very painful and she had to use a pillow under that knee routinely for a few weeks. She woke up between 2:30-3:00 am for a few weeks with dry cough and tickle in her throat. This had since resolved.  She was unable to walk without a limp after her first Pfizer dose due to pain in left knee. The reported serious of the events was serious. The adverse events resulted in doctor or other healthcare professional office/clinic visit. Patient received BNT162b2 (PFIZER BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection, Lot number- EW0175) via an unspecified route of administration in left arm on 28Apr2021 as dose 2, single for COVID-19 immunization. After her second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on 28Apr2021, her left knee became very swollen, stiff, and painful. On 22May2021 she had a full blown flair of whatever that was. Both knees and thumbs were inflamed, cracking, stiff, painful. She thought she had arthritis. She had RRMS for 27+ years & she was on Ocrevus. Her B-cells were now zero. She believed the Pfizer vaccine had triggered an inflammatory arthritic response in her body. On 26May2021, patient was being tested for COVID-19, since the vaccination. Covid test type post vaccination was reported as Blood test. Covid test name post vaccination was Sars Cov-2 AB (IGG) Spike, SemiQN with the test result as positive. She saw a rheumatologist on 02Jul2021. On an unspecified date in 2021, the outcome of the events dry cough and tickle in her throat was resolved while that of the other events was not recovered.