Age: 42.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: LYME
Symptoms: Amnesia, Anxiety, Arthritis, Back pain, Fatigue
Clinical narrative: Subsequent to receiving a booster dose of Lyme vax the pt experienced tingling and numbness of extremities, fatigue and arthritis. The pt reported that her physician believes she my have already been infected with Lyme disease and the vax may have triggered a reaction which looks like the disease. The Lymerix clinical trial the pt participated in was not specified. The subject drug was 215274 (Blinded), Lymerix protocol 008 in 1995 and 1996. As of 06/28/2000 the outcome of the adverse events are numbness and tingling, fatigue and arthritis not yet recovered.Concurrent medical conditions and medications were not provided. According to the trranscript, the patient may have been already been infected with Lyme disease prior to receiving study vaccine. The patient stated that she had sustained tick bites "over the years". Additional information received from the patient Feb 23, 2001, indicated that the patient's three children, her husband, and hersel all with diagnosed chronic "Lyme disease had unknowingly been living with Lyme disease for years". However, she also reported that they "tested western blot negative". After the second injection of study vaccine, the patient reportedly experienced "little bumps" on her kneecaps and "dark discolored patchy rashes" on the insode of both knees. Reportedly, since the second injection, the following symptoms were also experienced: increased connective tissue pain "from all points along my spine in waves that migrated to different areas, mostly the laft side of my body, brain fog, paranoia, anxiety, heart pounding, slurred speech, heightened sensitivity to light and sound, migraines brought on by visual overstimulation, nausea, and vertigo. The patient stated that her balance was off most of the time. The patient stated that her husband (who was immunized) see report 2001005629-1 and her three children (who were not immunized) were diagnosed chronic Lyme disease are prone to waves of most all these symptoms and more. Everyone of us has symptoms meaningly dependent on location of of tick bite, and number of times bitten over the years. The patient then recieved the third injection of study vaccine. The most recent information received from the patient Feb 23, 2001, did not specify the outcome of any of the reported events. The patient stated that she has physical and mental disabilities as a result of this vaccine. Medical history reportedly included chronic Lyme disease. As of Feb 17, 2000, the arthritis, myalgias, and tingling persisted. The outcome of the neck pain, back pain, fatigue, and rashes were unknown. Additional info was received from an onine news service; the information was published 3/2/02. The reporter stated that the vaccinee's symtpoms appeared soon after receiving the third shot of Lyme disease vaccine. "Within two days I became very ill," she said. At first she thought it could be premenstrual syndrome, but as the symptoms worsened, "I knew something was terribly wrong with me." Dashes, anxiety, severe pain,numbness, sensitivity to light and memory loss were some of the problems she said she has experienced since that time. Seh awoke one night in 1997 shaking so uncontrollably, her husband rushed her to the hospital. Her health has improved, but she is still on antibiotics for the disease and she says she has not been able to work since 1997.