Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Heart rate, Heart rate increased, Infection, Laboratory test, Pain
Clinical narrative: This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient. A 38-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), as dose 1, single (Lot number: EW0151), in left arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Chronic pain" (unspecified if ongoing); "Herniated disc" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: TRAMADOL; ADVIL [IBUPROFEN]; GABAPENTIN. The following information was reported: SALIVARY GLAND ENLARGEMENT (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "swollen salivary gland; keeps coming back; already had this side effect pop up three more times after that"; PAIN (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "it is painful; this things hurts"; SWELLING FACE (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "makes my face swells up on that side"; INFECTION (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "kind of like an infection"; HEART RATE INCREASED (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "makes my heart beats". Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of salivary gland enlargement, pain, swelling face, infection. Additional information: Patient stated that he was calling to report side effects that keeps coming after he had got all shots. Have looked it up and see what gland it was, it is his salivary gland, the saliva gland and it is the same one and it keeps popping up. He never had this issue before he got this shot. When probed for side effects patient stated, "A swollen salivary gland." Further stated, "that the one with two shots and they gave him a side effect. He has got two shots, not getting one more, what else could go wrong and it keeps coming back. After he got the shot, had the side effect, he was okay, cool you know done but had already had this side effect pop up three more times after that." He wanted to know if there is going to be any treatment for this thing or something? It is kind of like an infection but it was painful. He already had dealt with enough pain in body (Intent: Medical History) and do not need more. He stated that this things hurts. It makes face swells up on that side, it makes heart beats, makes him feel like he have to take you know, it feels me that like before, couple of two times before consecutive and turned out that gland was swelled up and feeling with 'pain'." Facility details patient stated, "It was just place that used the mall and that was where they were giving the shots at." "Treatment for AE: "took some medicine. Had some Penicillin and he was taking that. It feels like it was swelling so, he thinks of it like infection so, some antibiotics, Pain killers just to try to keep away the pain and try to keep away the swelling. Regarding other medical conditions, he stated he have a medical condition of chronic pain and gets injections in spine that deals with the pain. Herniated disc. Laboratory test: Any kind of lab test, negative (Further not clarified). No prior vaccinations (4 weeks Prior). He stated that if it was one time, once a year he could have deal with it but this was literally swelled up, about a week a ago he got rid of it but again. Patient states he got the Pfizer BioNTech Covid 19 shot done a while back, yet this side effect keeps popping up. After initial shot had side effect, had it already 3 other times after that. It's very inconvenient. Its on my jaw line, its my salivary gland it swells up, it makes it very hard for me even sleep. He was taking pain killers like crazy. he was seeking information and treatment recommendation.