Age: 83.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Computerised tomogram thorax, Echovirus test, Electrocardiogram, Pericarditis
Clinical narrative: This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team, Program ID: Unknown. The reporter is the patient. An 83-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 03Sep2021 as dose 3 (booster), single (Lot number: EW0183) at the age of 83 years, in left arm for Covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "prediabetic", start date: 1997 (unspecified if ongoing); "rheumatoid arthritis" (unspecified if ongoing); "gastric reflux" (unspecified if ongoing); "swelling in lower legs" (unspecified if ongoing); "edema" (unspecified if ongoing); "seasonal allergies" (unspecified if ongoing); "blood pressure" (unspecified if ongoing); "cholesterol" (unspecified if ongoing); "BPH" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: HUMIRA taken for rheumatoid arthritis, start date: 2007; METHOTREXATE oral taken for rheumatoid arthritis, start date: 2010; FOLIC ACID oral taken for rheumatoid arthritis, start date: 2010; TYLENOL oral taken for rheumatoid arthritis, start date: 2014; FLOMAX RELIEF oral taken for benign prostatic hyperplasia, start date: Mar2021; TRAMADOL oral taken for arthritis, start date: 2010; PROTONIX [OMEPRAZOLE] oral taken for gastrooesophageal reflux disease; TOPROL XL oral taken for blood pressure measurement, start date: 2021; ALLEGRA oral taken for seasonal allergy; FLONASE ALLERGY RELIEF nasal taken for rhinitis, start date: 2010; ELIQUIS oral, start date: 2020; CALCIUM & VITAMIN D [CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL] taken for arthritis; LASIX + K oral taken for oedema peripheral, start date: 2020; LIPITOR oral taken for blood cholesterol, start date: 2015. Vaccination history included: BNT162b2 (2nd Dose, lot EN6203, Location: Left Arm), administration date: 26Feb2021, when the patient was 82-year-old, for Covid-19 Immunization; BNT162b2 (1st Dose, lot EL9263, Location: Left Arm), administration date: 05Feb2021, when the patient was 82-year-old, for Covid-19 Immunization; Flu shot. The following information was reported: PERICARDITIS (hospitalization, medically significant) with onset 11Sep2021, outcome "recovered" (Sep2021), described as "diagnosed with pericarditis". The patient was hospitalized for pericarditis (start date: 12Sep2021, discharge date: 13Sep2021, hospitalization duration: 1 day(s)). The event "diagnosed with pericarditis" required emergency room visit. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: Computerised tomogram thorax: (12Sep2021) Unknown; Echovirus test: (12Sep2021) Unknown; Electrocardiogram: (12Sep2021) Unknown. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of pericarditis. It was also reported that the pericarditis pain went away after 24 hours and he was treated with Colchicine for 90 days, and also reported that rheumatoid arthritis which is treated with Humira, methotrexate and tramadol daily for avoiding pain. Patient was also hospitalized, they took him off Eliquis and switched him to Aspirin for 3 weeks and then put him back on Eliquis. No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.