Age: 68.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Myalgia, Somnolence, Testicular pain, Testicular swelling, Ultrasound testes
Clinical narrative: slept for 14 hours; swelling in left testicle; pain in left testicle; lymph node swelling in the groin; joint pain/muscle and joints locked up; joint pain/muscle and joints locked up; feeling like crap/felt terrible; zero energy; epididymitis; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer or other non hcp (patient). A 68-years-old male patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Formulation: solution for injection, Lot number: EL9262) via an unspecified route of administration, administered in arm left on 27Jan2021 (at the age of 68-years-old) as DOSE 1, SINGLE for covid-19 immunization. Medical history included ongoing elevated blood pressure. Concomitant medication included amlodipine 5 mg daily taken for blood pressure slightly elevated from Jan2020 and ongoing. Prior to taking amlodipine he was another blood pressure medication that sent him to the emergency room. He felt terrible. He stopped at the fire station to have his blood pressure checked. His blood pressure was through the roof. He called the doctor and was told to go the hospital. He was in the emergency room for three hours. They were not able to find a reason for his blood pressure being up and he was sent home. He did not know the name of the medication. Unable to provide NDC, Lot or Expiry. It was reported that the patient received first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine 3 weeks ago on 27Jan2021 and stated that two days later on 29Jan2021, he had joint pain/muscles and joints locked up and he felt like crap/felt terrible on Jan2021, and he wanted to ask if an all of the trials, has anyone experienced swelling in the testicle. He further stated that on Jan2021, he had zero energy (starting on 28-29 Jan2021). The day after on 30Jan2021, he noticed the swelling in his left testicle, pain in left testicle and he had lymph node swelling in the groin, he saw his doctor and had an ultrasound of his testicles and was started on an antibiotic. Eight days later he saw his primary care doctor and had not gotten any better. He saw a urologist a week ago on an unspecified date (on wednesday). His primary care doctor had diagnosed him with a hydrocele. The urologist determined it was not a hydrocele and on an unspecified date in 2021, he diagnosed him with epididymitis. The antibiotic was changed. The patient further stated that the swelling was still there but it had improved. The pain has lessened but it was real inconvenient. He was due the second injection and was really hesitant to get it. He couldn't afford another episode of this. He mentioned that the pain lasted for 10-12 hours. It was like his testicle was in a vice and was wound up. He felt like carp for 10 days or so. The patient received the vaccine because he was a caregiver for a 97-year-old. He mentioned that he tried to work from 9-6. He came home and took his medication and slept for 14 hours on 05Feb2021. He stated that the first antibiotic that he took was levofloxacin 500mg daily for 7 days which didn't work for him. He had completed the regimen. He was now taking doxycycline 100mg every 12 hours as a treatment. On an unspecified date in 2021, the patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included ultrasound testes which had unknown results. The outcome of the events epididymitis, slept for 14 hours were unknown. The events swelling in left testicle, pain in left testicle, lymph node swelling in the groin and zero energy were resolving. The patient was recovered from the events of joint pain/muscle and joints locked up, feeling like crap/felt terrible on an unspecified date in Feb2021.  Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.