Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Erythema, Erythema nodosum, Gait disturbance, Peripheral swelling
Clinical narrative: Erythema nodosum; 1-2 red spots at his ankle which made it painful to walk/Red bumps on his legs; 1-2 red spots at his ankle which made it painful to walk; Swelling in his foot; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer or other non hcp(patient). A 69-years-old male patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, formulation: solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EN5318; Expiration Date: 31May2021), via an unspecified route of administration on 30Jan2021 as DOSE 1, SINGLE for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included erythema nodosum from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing Since age 13, recurring every few years he has a occasionally reoccurring autoimmune issue since he was a teenager. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. On 2021, the patient experienced erythema nodosum, 1-2 red spots at his ankle which made it painful to walk/red bumps on his legs, 1-2 red spots at his ankle which made it painful to walk, swelling in his foot. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of erythema nodosum (erythema nodosum), 1-2 red spots at his ankle which made it painful to walk/red bumps on his legs (erythema), 1-2 red spots at his ankle which made it painful to walk (gait disturbance), swelling in his foot (peripheral swelling). Description of Product Complaint: Description of complaint: The caller is a consumer that was calling about the Covid-19 vaccine and reported that he had first dose 3 weeks ago on 30Jan2021. He is scheduled for the second shot on 21Feb2021. The patient said that he had occasionally reoccurring autoimmune issue since he was a teenager. The patient is currently 69 and said that it is called Erythema Nodosum and it causes red bumps on his legs. The patient reported that he started getting a occurrence of it and was put on Prednisone tapering dose that was started at 40mg tapering to 10mg. The patient was off of that now for 4-5 days. The patient said that it is unusual, but has happened once before, that when he was started at a lower dose like the 40mg dose, it would not work to get rid of the issue. The patient said that doctors used to start on a high dose like 60mg then taper down over 10 days. The patient said that he finished taking his first tapered regimen and had to be put back on another tapered regimen because the lower tapered dose did not work. The patient said he was put back on a higher dose of 60mg for 3 days, 40mg for 3 days, then 20mg for 3 days then done. He said that he will complete the treatment 3 days after he gets the Covid shot. The patient said that he will had been on Prednisone intermittently for 2 weeks. The patient had a opportunity to reschedule his appointment to Wednesday the 24Feb2021 to get his 2nd injection. The patient said that it would put him at the end of his course of treatment. The patient said that Prednisone not work at the lower dose in the past. It works better with the high dose of treatment over the course of 9-10 days. The outcome of the events was unknown. No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.