Age: 68.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Burning sensation, Bursitis, Feeling abnormal, Hypoaesthesia, Inflammation
Clinical narrative: She had a weird feeling; it inflamed her shoulder; rash on her palm; he has neck issues; she now has bursitis in her shoulder; neurologic amyotrophy also known as cartilage turner syndrome; her arm felt funny/it went numb and tingled; there was itching; it went numb and tingled; burning; It gets better and worse and is red on the palm by the little finger, on her left hand; it hurt where got shot; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 69-year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 30Aug2021 (Lot number: FC3181) at the age of 68 years as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunization.   Relevant medical history included: "migraine" (ongoing), notes: Verbatim: has long standing neck problem from migraines; "neck problem" (ongoing), notes: Verbatim: has long standing neck problem from migraines; "High Blood Pressure" (ongoing), notes: Verbatim: High Blood Pressure; "Low Thyroid" (ongoing), notes: Verbatim: Low Thyroid; "Arrhythmia" (ongoing), notes: Verbatim: Arrhythmia; "Blood Clot" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Verbatim: Blood Clot. Concomitant medication(s) included: XARELTO VASCULAR taken for thrombosis; MULTAQ taken for arrhythmia; EDARBI taken for hypertension; NP THYROID taken for thyroid hormones decreased; LEVOTHYROXINE taken for thyroid hormones decreased. Vaccination history included: Flu shot (This was when they first came out back in the late 1950's or 1960'), reaction(s): "sick", "vomiting".  The following information was reported: FEELING ABNORMAL (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "She had a weird feeling"; INFLAMMATION (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "it inflamed her shoulder"; RASH (non-serious) with onset Oct2021, outcome "recovered", described as "It gets better and worse and is red on the palm by the little finger, on her left hand"; VACCINATION SITE PAIN (non-serious) with onset Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "it hurt where got shot"; PARAESTHESIA (non-serious) with onset 10Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "her arm felt funny/it went numb and tingled"; PRURITUS (non-serious) with onset 10Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "there was itching"; HYPOAESTHESIA (non-serious) with onset 10Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "it went numb and tingled"; RASH (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "rash on her palm"; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISCOMFORT (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "he has neck issues"; BURSITIS (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "she now has bursitis in her shoulder"; BURNING SENSATION (non-serious) with onset 10Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "burning"; NEURALGIC AMYOTROPHY (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "neurologic amyotrophy also known as cartilage turner syndrome". The events "she had a weird feeling", "it inflamed her shoulder", "it gets better and worse and is red on the palm by the little finger, on her left hand", "it hurt where got shot", "her arm felt funny/it went numb and tingled", "there was itching", "it went numb and tingled", "rash on her palm", "he has neck issues", "she now has bursitis in her shoulder" and "burning" were evaluated at the physician office visit. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of feeling abnormal, inflammation, rash, vaccination site pain, paraesthesia, pruritus, hypoaesthesia, rash, musculoskeletal discomfort, bursitis, neuralgic amyotrophy.  Additional Information: Caller, reported that on 30Aug2021 she had covid 19 vaccine. A couple weeks later, her arm felt funny, it hurt where got shot, there was itching and it went numb and tingled. She had a weird feeling. On 13Sep2021 saw her primary doctor and complained about her arm, she had a rash on her palm. It was still going on, remarks that it was either that or it wasis her vision. It got better and worse and was red on the palm by the little finger, on her left hand. She was not sure about a lot. It hurted where shot was given- this was mild and she noticed it right away and it comes and goes. Itching and tingling on that arm- the left arm. This started around 10Oct2021. Her arm felt really funny, with tingling, aching, itching, burning, and numbness. It was about the same since starting. She went back to see the doctor 11Oct2021 and he did some test, she explains that he examined and pressed on it, and stated it was vaccine related. She was told not to get any more vaccines until that clears up. The doctor just told her she could do physical therapy and she was put on work restriction. On 20Oct2021 she went to the acupuncturist who told her that she has neck issues, which she has had for a while but explained the events reported are vaccine related. History of all previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine and additional vaccines administered on same date of the pfizer suspect were reported as none. The patient did not go to emergency room. The went went to physician office. Prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks) were reported as no. The caller explains that he got a flu shot once and she and everyone in her family got really sick, vomiting and such. This was when they first came out back in the late 1950's or 1960's. She also notes that she now has bursitis in her shoulder, it inflamed her shoulder and affected her shoulder and hand on that side. She takes Xarelto so she could not take any anti-inflammatory medication. Consumer received high dose short duration of Prednisone, 50 milligrams once.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.