Age: 71.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Swollen tongue, Tongue disorder, Vaccination site pain
Clinical narrative: My mouth and tongue instantly felt numb; Lips looked shriveled; Right cheek also felt weird and numb; Feeling pulsing sensations on my right cheek; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer, the patient. A 71-year-old non-pregnant female patient received the second dose of BNT162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE; Lot Number: ER8732) via an unspecified route of administration in the left arm on 25Mar2021 (at the age of 71-years-old) as a single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. Medical history included asthma, blood pressure high, high cholesterol, seasonal allergy, hay fever, sinus infection, eczema, leg pain from 2019 and sciatica back. The patient was allergic to iodine, dust, molds, mildew, pollen, bee pollen, chemical smells, most perfumes, smoke including tobacco smells and white wine. Prior to the vaccination, the patient was not diagnosed with COVID-19. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within four weeks prior to the vaccination. Concomitant medications included simvastatin (MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN), losartan (MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN), fluticasone propionate/salmeterol xinafoate (ADVAIR), mometasone furoate (NASONEX) and diazepam (MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN); all for an unknown indication from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing. The patient previously took ciprofloxacin (CIPRO) and codeine (MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN) for unknown indication on an unknown date and experienced drug allergy. The patient previously received the first dose of BNT162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE; Lot Number: EN6199) via an unspecified route of administration in the left arm on 04Mar2021 at 14:00 (at the age of 71-years-old) as a single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient got a possible reaction from the second shot. The patient had just tasted a store-bought salad tabouleh which she had eaten twice before. The dressing had usually bothered the patient's tongue as it's really tart and sharp but after a short while the discomfort goes away which happens often with citrus or spices. The patient's tongue had some cuts in it and got a slight swelling which went away shortly. On 25Mar2021 at 19:30, the patient took one taste along with a sip from tea black tea and the patient's mouth and tongue instantly felt numb and as if they were swelling but when the patient checked in the mirror it did not look swollen. On the contrary the patient's lips looked shriveled. The patient's right cheek also felt weird and numb, the patient felt like she had a shot of novacane. This lasted 8 hours. The patient kept feeling pulsing sensations on the right cheek for a while. On call doctor thought it might be a food allergy but the patient's doctor told a few days later that it was a vaccine side effect and it was ok and the immune system at work. The events resulted in doctor or other healthcare professional office/clinic visit. Therapeutic measures were not taken as a result of the events. Since the vaccination, the patient had not been tested for COVID-19. The clinical outcome of the event mouth and tongue instantly felt numb, lips looked shriveled, right cheek also felt weird and numb, pulsing sensations on the right cheek was recovered on 26Mar2021 at 03:30 after the duration of 8 hours.  No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.