Age: 50.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Swelling
Clinical narrative: old scar that I forgot that I have there, it just swelled up really bad; The injection site looked like "a small pox vaccine," in which appear red and scabby with a blue dot in the middle; The injection site looked like "a small pox vaccine," in which appear red and scabby with a blue dot in the middle; The injection site looked like "a small pox vaccine," in which appear red and scabby with a blue dot in the middle; The injection site looked like "a small pox vaccine," in which appear red and scabby with a blue dot in the middle; Injection site began to itch; Injection site soreness; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable nurse (patient). A 50-year-old female patient received the first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, lot number: EL0142 (also reported as EL0140, pending clarification), expiry date: 03Mar2021 (also reported as 31Mar2021, pending clarification), intramuscular on the right arm on 08Jan2021 06:30 at a single dose for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included heartburn, hot flashes, Grave's disease (father also has Grave's disease), had a thyroidectomy in Dec2015, menopause, weight loss, and appetite control, allergies, compromised immune status (brother and father side with autoimmune), respiratory illness, genetic/chromosomal abnormalities, endocrine abnormalities (including diabetes) and obesity, and diabetes type 2 diagnosed in 2019 (both parents and brother also with diabetes). Concomitant medications included levothyroxine sodium (SYNTHROID) in Dec2015 for Grave's disease and had a thyroidectomy, esomeprazole sodium (NEXIUM [ESOMEPRAZOLE SODIUM]) on 02Jan2021 for heartburn, phentermine for weight loss and appetite control, estradiol on 02Jan2021 for hot flashes and menopause, medroxyprogesterone acetate (PROVERA) on 02Jan2021 for hot flashes and menopause, prednisone for unexplained whelps (pending clarification), and cimicifuga racemosa (also reported as black cohosh) for hot flashes. The patient previously took metformin and experienced GI upset (she quit taking metformin/it was causing GI upset because they increased dose/current dose is 1,000mg twice daily increased from 500 mg twice daily) and generic levothyroxine sodium and experienced feels like crap. The patient had no previous history of immunization with the Pfizer vaccine. No additional vaccines administered on same date of the bnt162b2. No prior vaccinations within four weeks. The patient wanted to know if she can receive the second dose of the Covid vaccine after experiencing adverse events. On 08Jan2021, the patient experienced some injection site soreness, in which she took TYLENOL for. Around 14:30, she noticed that the injection site began to itch. Around 16:00, the injection site looked like "a small pox vaccine," in which appear red and scabby with a blue dot in the middle. The patient also reported, "scar that I have on my arm, it is not a reaction, it is an old scar that I forgot that I have there, it just swelled up really bad." Event injection site looked like a smallpox vaccine was assessed as serious-other medically important condition. No emergency room or physician's office required. Therapeutic measure was taken as a result of injection site soreness. Outcome of the event injection site looked like a smallpox vaccine was not recovered. Outcome of the events injection site soreness, injection site began to itch, vaccination site erythema, vaccination site scab, vaccination site discoloration, and old scar that I forgot that I have there, it just swelled up really bad was unknown.; Sender's Comments: Based on the time association, the possible contribution of suspect BNT162B2 to the event vaccination site discomfort cannot be excluded. The impact of this report on the benefit/risk profile of the Pfizer product is evaluated as part of Pfizer procedures for safety evaluation, including the review and analysis of aggregate data for adverse events. Any safety concern identified as part of this review, as well as any appropriate action in response, will be promptly notified to Regulatory Authorities, Ethics Committees and Investigators, as appropriate.