Age: 54.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Pruritus, Rash
Clinical narrative: itchiness/Itching was all over; rashes/rash under arm pits, sides of body, chest, nipples, and behind knees; This is a spontaneous report from the contactable consumers (including patient and patient's husband) from a Pfizer-sponsored program. A 54-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE), intramuscular, administered in Arm Left on 06Mar2021 (Batch/Lot Number: EP7534) as 1st dose, single to prevent from getting COVID. Medical history included anxiety, bipolar depression and migraine; all diagnosed about 10 years ago. Concomitant medications included lurasidone hydrochloride (LATUDA) (she has been on it at least 3 years) taken for bipolar disorder, ziprasidone hydrochloride (GEODON [ZIPRASIDONE HYDROCHLORIDE]) (has been taking it about one year) and topiramate (has been taking about 3 years) taken for migraine. No additional vaccines administered on same date of the Pfizer suspect. There is no other vaccinations within four weeks prior to the first administration date of the suspect vaccine. The patient received the 1st dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine on 06Mar2021, and her 2nd dose on 06Apr2021 (lot: EW0151, in the left arm) and has been to the hospital twice, the patient is getting itchy and it never stopped. Patient clarified that she did not go to the hospital. However, she went to Urgent Care twice; the only place she was seen was Urgent Care. 2 weeks after her 1st dose, she experienced itchiness and had rashes. She said she got better after getting treatment from an urgent care. She also said she took Prednisone. However, once she stopped taking the steroids, the itching and rashes came back. For this, she wanted to know additional information on the symptoms she is having as she said she is still suffering from it until now. The patient wanted to know if itching and rash have been reported with the use of the vaccine. Patient stated she started itching about 2 weeks after the first dose (Mar2021), she is not sure of the date she started itching. It got worse and she went to Urgent Care and was put on prednisone. She took that and it subsided somewhat. Also had rash under arm pits, sides of body, chest, nipples, and behind knees. Subsided a little and as soon as she went off of it, it started back again. She went back to urgent care and was started on a different round of steroids, she forgets what they called it, it kind of helped but it came back again. She was told she should see an allergist. She has an appointment with dermatologist on 30Jun2021, which was the earliest she could get. Rash started at the same time as itching (Mar2021). That is why she went to get put on the Prednisone because of the rash and itching. The rash has subsided some, but the itching is driving her out of her mind. Itching was all over. The patient clarified that second steroid as generic Medrol, she does not see any other name for the product just Generic Medrol. 4 mg dose pack. She was instructed to take 2 tablets before breakfast and one tablet after lunch. She clarified take six the first day, then five the next day, then four the next day, then three the next day, then two the next day, then one, and then discontinued. She completed the course of treatment. The patient stated that she is on a lot of medications and declined to provide any further medication names at this time. She stated she will release medical information if this goes any further. When she went to the Urgent Care on her first visit, she was given steroid injection with needle while there and says she is sure it was Prednisone. She is unsure of the date, but confirms it was the first visit to the urgent care. The events do not required visit to Emergency Room and Physician Office. Patient went to Urgent Care, but not hospitalized. The patient wanted to know if there is anything she can take to make the itching stop. Patient stated she is living on Benadryl and sleeping. The outcome of the event "itchiness/Itching was all over" was not recovered while "rashes/rash under arm pits, sides of body, chest, nipples, and behind knees" was recovering.  Information on Lot/Batch number was available. Additional information has been requested.