Age: 42.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blood test, Chest X-ray, Chest discomfort, Cough, Dizziness
Clinical narrative: Palpitations; a weird feeling under her skin; Shortness of breath; the chest pressure was in the middle of her chest. She said the chest pressure felt like something sitting on her lungs; Dizziness; At the time she was given her COVID-19 Vaccine shot, she had a warmth that went down her left arm (the arm she received her COVID-19 Vaccine in) to her left fingertips & to her left back; dry eyes; she was coughing more; the increase in coughing had made her voice huskier sounding; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). This 42-year-old female patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE), via an unspecified route of administration on 18Mar2021 08:45 Arm Left (Lot Number: EP6955, Expiration Date: 30Jun2021) single dose for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included ongoing Crohn's disease from 1999, ongoing Hidradenitis suppurativa at the end of 2019, ongoing Small Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy diagnosed at the end of 2019. She said her doctor was not sure of the Small Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy's cause, or if the Small Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy was associated with any of her other medical conditions. She said she had symptoms for sometime, and was diagnosed with a lot of things at the end of 2019 because she was finally able to see a specialist. Concomitant medications included adalimumab (HUMIRA AC) from in Feb2020 at 40mg injection pen once a week for her Crohn's disease. Reported she has had no reactions to flu or pneumonia vaccines for immunisation in the past. She said she had her first COVID-19 Vaccine dose on Thursday, 18Mar2021. She said on Saturday morning (20Mar2021), she had shortness of breath, dizziness, and chest pressure. She said her shortness of breath, dizziness, and chest pressure has been lasting for 20-something days, and she doesn't know why. She said she had taken two (different) week long prescriptions of Prednisone. She said she had 2 EKGs, 2 chest x-rays, and blood work, which were all normal on 13Apr2021 and 2021. She said her doctors don't know why she was having the shortness of breath, dizziness, and chest pressure. She said she was using inhalers, medications, and everything, and still had her symptoms. She asked if what she was experiencing was a side effect of the COVID-19 Vaccine, or due to her 2 autoimmune diseases because her doctors were grasping at straws at this point. Reported she had so many medical conditions, and was taking so many different medications. Reported she has had shortness of breath and chest pressure every day, but the dizziness wasn't constant, and had lessened. She said she has never had the shortness of breath and chest pressure before. She said she has never had anything last that long either. She said she was wondering if her shortness of breath and chest pressure were caused by the COVID-19 Vaccine. Clarified the chest pressure was in the middle of her chest. She said the chest pressure felt like something sitting on her lungs, saying it was an odd feeling. Reported she was coughing more, and she believed the increase in coughing had made her voice huskier sounding in 2021. She said she had a cough associated with outdoor allergies, but the cough she had now didn't feel like her normal allergy cough. She said she had no mucus. She said she was not sneezing, or coughing out anything. She said the cough she had now was different. Reported at the time she was given her COVID-19 Vaccine shot 18Mar2021, she had a warmth that went down her left arm (the arm she received her COVID-19 Vaccine in) to her fingertips. She said the warmth feeling also went to the left side of her back. She said she was kept longer after she got her COVID-19 Vaccine for monitoring. She said the warmth feeling in her left arm, left fingertips, and left back didn't last long, and went away. Reported she had gone to the Emergency Room on Tuesday, 13Apr2021, because she had palpitations, and a weird feeling under her skin. She said while at the Emergency Room, she had an EKG, chest x-ray, and blood work. She said the doctor was looking for a blood clot. She said all her testing came back negative for a blood clot. She said earlier that day (13Apr2021) was her 3rd visit to her doctor since her symptoms had started. Reported she had started Restasis on 19Mar2021, the day after her first COVID-19 Vaccine. She said she was prescribed Restasis for dry eyes, and didn't have the dose, NDC, Lot, and Expiration Date because she was not at home. AEs require a visit to Emergency Room and Physician Office. Treatment included Stated she had taken 2 different week long doses of Prednisone to treat her symptoms. She said she first took Prednisone 40mg, once a day, for 7 days. She said she was off the Prednisone 40mg for 2 days, and had instructions to call her doctor if she wasn't feeling better. She said she went back to her doctor, and was prescribed Prednisone 60mg for 3 days, then Prednisone 40mg for 3 days, and then Prednisone 20mg for 3 days. She said she did not have the 2 Prednisone prescription NDC, Lot, and Expiration Dates. She said she was also put on a 10-day Azithromycin 250mg tablet prescription. She said she took a Azithromycin 500mg (2-250mg tablets) dose the first day, and then Azithromycin 250mg, once a day, for the next 9 days. She said she did not have the Azithromycin 250mg tablet NDC, Lot, and Expiration Date. She said she was also prescribed an Albuterol (90mcg per actuation) inhaler, providing: NDC Number: 66993-019-68, Lot Number: A63H, Expiration Date: Jan2022. She said she didn't feel like the Albuterol inhaler was doing the rescue part, and that she could take the Albuterol inhaler every half hour. Reported she was prescribed an Albuterol inhaler (90mcg per actuation) for shortness of breath. Outcome of the event Shortness of breath, the chest pressure was in the middle of her chest. She said the chest pressure felt like something sitting on her lungs, coughing more, the increase in coughing had made her voice huskier sounding was not recovered. Outcome of the event Palpitations, a weird feeling under her skin was unknown. Outcome of the event Dizziness was recovering.  Outcome of the event had a warmth that went down her left arm (the arm she received her COVID-19 Vaccine in) to her left fingertips & to her left back was recovered on 18Mar2021. No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.