Age: 65.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blood creatine phosphokinase, Blood creatine phosphokinase increased, Blood test, Dry skin, Fatigue
Clinical narrative: Rhabdomyolysis; her CPK was over 2400; Muscle cramps/Muscle spasms; Petechia; Dry skin; Itching; Fatigue extreme/felt tired; Myalgia; Pain; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable Nurse. A 65-year-old female patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (BNT162B2; Lot number EL0140 for both doses, expiry date not reported) via an unspecified route of administration to right deltoid on 23Dec2020 at 15:00 single dose, and second dose via an unspecified route of administration to right deltoid on 13Jan2021 15:15 at single dose for covid-19 immunization, hepatitis a vaccine (HEPATITIS A) intramuscular on 29Dec2020 at single dose for immunization and varicella zoster vaccine rge (cho) (SHINGRIX) intramuscular from 29Dec2020 at single dose for immunization. Medical history included osteoporosis from 2011, osteoarthritis from an unknown date, Knee replacement (Reported due to the osteoarthritis, she had her one knee replaced in 2004 and her other knee replaced in 2011), Spinal compression fracture in 2011 (Reported she fell at work and had a spinal compression fracture in 2011. She said the spinal compression fracture was repaired by a vertebroplasty in 2011) and Hypothyroidism (she has had hypothyroidism for a long time, since either 1998 or 2000). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. The patient experienced rhabdomyolysis on 06Feb2021, fatigue extreme/felt tired on 30Dec2020, myalgia on 30Dec2020, pain on 30Dec2020, petechia on 06Feb2021, muscle cramps/muscle spasms on 17Feb2021, dry skin on Feb2021, itching on Feb2021 and her cpk was over 2400 on an unspecified date. The patient was hospitalized for rhabdomyolysis from 06Feb2021 to 09Feb2021 and reported to have caused disability. All the other events were reported as medically significant. She said she wanted to report to Pfizer that she was admitted to the hospital on 06Feb2020. She said she was in rhabdomyolysis, and the rhabdomyolysis was really bad. She said she had so much fatigue, myalgia, and pain that she couldn't walk. She said she was given a lot of fluids while she was in the hospital. She said her CPK was over 2400 when she was admitted to the hospital on 06Feb2021. She said she had so much fatigue, myalgia, and pain that she couldn't walk. She said she has a petechia rash, cramps, muscle spasms, dry skin and itching now. Reported she literally saved herself from dialysis by going to the hospital. She said she kept putting off her symptoms, and took Tylenol and Naproxen for the whole month of Jan2021. She said her symptoms started brewing up from day 1, clarifying that her symptoms were not really bad until 30Dec2020 and 31Dec2020. She clarified on 30Dec2020 she took Naproxen, Ibuprofen, and Tylenol for her symptoms, and nothing helped her. She said she knew her symptoms were not normal for her, and she went for the whole month of Jan2021 with her symptoms. She said finally there came a time when she said "oh no, this is not normal at all", and she told herself she needed to check in at the hospital. She said she took Naproxen and Tylenol, and felt a little better, and drove herself to the hospital. Reported she kept walking and taking medicines, and while at work she diverted her mind from her symptoms, but when she came home she felt tired, and would tell herself she couldn't do it anymore. She said she doesn't know if what she experienced was from the COVID-19 Vaccine, but that definitely she had a reaction to either the Hepatitis A booster, the Shingrix Vaccine, or the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine. Reported she received 11 bags of Normal Saline (1000ml per bag) while she was in the hospital. She said fluid resuscitation was the only way to bring her CPK levels down and to treat the rhabdomyolysis. Reported her symptoms have improved. She said her last CPK was 134 on Wednesday, 17Feb2021. Reported she had cramps and severe muscle spams in her right leg on 17Feb2021, and then had cramps and muscle spasms in her left leg the following day. She said the cramps and muscle spams have not gone away completely. Reported she has a small petechia rash on her lower legs. She said at the moment the petechia rash shows up on her leg, she knows she is going to have a muscle spasm in that area. She said last night she had 2 petechia rashes show up on the lateral side of her right ankle. She said the petechia rash started to burn, and her right leg calf muscle became heavy. She said she could tell her right leg calf muscle was going to start to spasm, so she took some coconut oil and applied the coconut oil to her right leg calf muscle and massaged her right calf muscle. She said she had 2 areas of petechia last night (23Feb2021). She said the first time the petechia was noticed was when she went to the Emergency Room on 06Feb2021. She said the petechia has been persisting since that time. She said prior to being admitted to the hospital she never had dry skin or itching, but now she has dry skin and itching. She said she was using coconut oil to keep her skin moist. She stated she had 2 telehealth calls (11Feb2021 & 18Feb2021) because of a petechia rash and muscle cramps and was asking her doctor is she may need to go back to the hospital. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included blood work, CBC and Thyroid level on 06Jan2021 with unknown results (she had regular blood work done for her yearly checkup on 06Jan2021 (BMP, CBC, and Thyroid level). Also included CPK on 06Feb2021 greater than 2400, CPK on 09Feb2021 566 and CPK on 17Feb2021 134 (units were unspecified), She said her last CPK was 134 on Wednesday, 17Feb2021. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of rhabdomyolysis, fatigue extreme/felt tired, myalgia, pain, muscle cramps/muscle spasms, her CPK was over 2400. Outcome of the event rhabdomyolysis, fatigue extreme/felt tired, myalgia, pain and her cpk was over 2400 was recovering. Outcome of petechia, muscle cramps/muscle spasms, dry skin and itching was not recovered.; Sender's Comments: Based on the information currently available, a causal relationship between reported events and BNT162B2 vaccine cannot be excluded. The Hepatitis A booster and the Shingrix Vaccine may have also played a contributory role. The impact of this report on the benefit/risk profile of the Pfizer product is evaluated as part of Pfizer procedures for safety evaluation, including the review and analysis of aggregate data for adverse events. Any safety concern identified as part of this review, as well as any appropriate action in response, will be promptly notified to Regulatory Authorities, Ethics Committees and Investigators, as appropriate.