Age: 67.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Investigation, Joint swelling, Pain, Peripheral swelling, Presyncope
Clinical narrative: Rash; Joints and fingers swelling/hands were swollen; Joints and fingers swelling; wrist was sore; Freezing and chills; Felt like would pass out/felt so faint; Ate dinner but food came back up; Shortness of breath; Cheeks flushed; Achy; felt draggy/feeling tired; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable. A 67-year-old female patient received the second dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 MRNA VACCIN) lot number: GL9266, via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left arm on 21Feb2021 as single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. Medical history included rheumatic fever (occurred age 7), vulvovaginal dryness and sore joints. The patient was negative on Covid test on an unspecified date. Historical vaccine included BNT162B2 on 28Jan2021 for COVID-19 immunisation and flu shot. Concomitant medications included estradiol (IMVEXXY) taken for vulvovaginal dryness; vitamin C [ascorbic acid] (VITAMIN C); colecalciferol (VITAMIN D); calcium. On Monday, 22Feb2021, the patient felt draggy, but did not think it was a big deal. She just thought it was from the shot and was feeling tired. The draggy feeling lasted a few days, but she was unable to clarify outcome further. On Tuesday, she started to feel achy and felt like that too was to be expected. The achiness went away on 25Feb2021. On Wednesday, 24Feb2021, she was really busy. She was still achy but was busy. She also did not drink much water for several hours. It dawned on her later when she was not feeling good. Late Wednesday afternoon it was like everything cratered and she felt horrible. She was feeling bad. She was freezing and had chills. It was a horrible feeling. She helps with her grandkids since she is retired. They were home from school and had to sit on the couch. She felt cold, yucky, and achy. It was a yucky feeling. She went home a couple of hours later. She told her husband she had to lie down on the couch because she felt horrible. She could not further describe horrible feeling. Her daughter had called her as well and was unable to describe how she felt to her daughter. She could only say she felt so sick but could not explain further. She felt awful and could not put her finger on it. She was laying down and when she got up, she felt like she would pass out. At that time, she had not eaten dinner yet. She ate dinner, took one bite and the food came back up. For a few moments she felt so faint, she felt shortness of breath, but it was only for a few seconds. After that, her and her and her husband took a drive to go to hospital. However, by the time she got to hospital she was feeling better. She was also talking to a friend at that time who said all of this was probably form the shot as well. Since she was feeling better decided not to go into the hospital and went back home. At the time she was thinking this was all from the shot and no big deal. On Wednesday night, things got crazy and worse. That evening Wednesday she was getting ready for bed and noticed her cheeks were flushed. On Thursday she got up and noticed rash. She was covered all over her body. It did not itchy really, but it was a rash. Not a bumpy rash, it reminds her of Roseola. Her joints and fingers were starting to swell. Her hands were swollen. It started with her knuckles, it went to her fingers, up to her hands, wrist. Her wrist was sore. Her joint swelling was worse. On Friday, she tried to see her doctor, but could not be seen by the doctor. However, she got in with the PA. When she saw the doctor, it could be seen her hands were swollen. However, the main reason she went to the doctor was due to the rash. However, her joints were sore and swollen. Treatment for rash included Hydroxyzine, for joints and fingers swollen/ wrist was soreincluded prednisone 10mg one tablet every day for five days. The patient recovered from the event felt like would pass out/felt so faint and shortness of breath on 24Feb2021. The outcome of the events joints and fingers swelling/hands were swollen, wrist was sore and cheeks flushed was not recovered.