Age: 58.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Pain in extremity
Clinical narrative: This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 58-years-old male patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE: Solution for injection), dose 2 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 14Apr2021 (Batch/Lot Number: EW0161) as single dose for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included ongoing type 2 diabetes mellitus (Diagnosed 1 year and a half or 2 years ago), ongoing hypertension (Diagnosed 1 year and a half or 2 years ago Blood pressure was 130/90 and it used to be a lot higher), ongoing blood cholesterol (Diagnosed 1 year and a half or 2 years ago), He threw his back out (He threw his back out when he worked at a nursery in the 1980s), back pain (He has not missed work due to back pain in 15 years) ongoing Herniated disc, His A1c was 9.3, now it is down to 6.1. Concomitant medication included metformin taken for type 2 diabetes mellitus, chlorthalidone taken for hypertension, rosuvastatin taken for blood cholesterol, hydrocodone taken for an unspecified indication. The patient previously took BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE: Solution for injection), dose 1 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 17 Mar 2021 (Batch/Lot Number: EP6955) as single dose for COVID-19 immunization and tetracycline and Got knots in his stomach. On Apr 2021, the patient experienced back ache/couple or three days after the vaccine he had pain. it was a gradual pain that got worse/he has to pick up his left leg; if he lifts it on his own it hurts his left lower back, his back was totally wrenched. he feels the vaccine aggravated an old back injury on an unspecified date, his arm was sore for one or two days on Apr 2021, his blood sugar yesterday was 144 on 29Apr2021. Patient visited physician for back pain. Patient stated he has not missed work due to back pain in 15 years. a couple or three days after the vaccine he had pain. It was a gradual pain that got worse until he had to miss work for a couple of days. States this was after the second dose of the vaccine. Says it was back pain. States it took him 10 minutes to get out of bed, his back was totally wrenched. He feels the vaccine aggravated an old back injury. States it wasn't like when he threw his back out because that pain was immediate. States this was a gradual pain that got the point he couldn't work with it. Patient believes the vaccine caused 2 weeks of back ache. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included blood glucose: 144 on 29Apr2021. The action taken in response to the event for BNT162B2 was not applicable. Outcome of event His back was totally wrenched. He feels the vaccine aggravated an old back injury, His blood sugar yesterday was 144 was unknown, His arm was sore for one or two days was recovered and for Back ache/Couple or three days after the vaccine he had pain. It was a gradual pain that got worse/He has to pick up his left leg; if he lifts it on his own it hurts his left lower back, His back was totally wrenched. He feels the vaccine aggravated an old back injury it was recovering. No Follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.