Age: 62.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Helicobacter infection, Joint swelling, Microcytic anaemia, Movement disorder, Nephropathy
Clinical narrative: @1/31/2021 Pain started in left ankle Lasted @10 Days. Swollen joints and pain. Swollen joints continued and pain moved throughout different parts of the body. (Right knee, right ankle, etc..) Pain increased every day until he couldn't stand it anymore so on 2/23/2021 went to emergency room for the first time in his life as the patient. Doctor gave him predniSONE 10 mg Discharge Diagnosis: Inflammatory arthropathy; Left arm pain; Tendinitis. 2/26/21 went to PC doctor Diagnosis New onset Polyarthropathy Prescribed PredniSONE 10 mg for 5 days. 3/2/21 Received 2nd Covid Vaccine shot. 3/8/21 called PC doctor still in extreme pain. Doctor prescribed Diclofenac Sodium 50 mg. 1 tablet every 8 hours. 3/9-3/10 started slurred speech. 3/10/21 Emergency room. Discharged Diagnosis Polyarthralgia (Joint pain) Prescribed methLPREDNIsolone 10 mg for 5 days. 3/11/21 Dr. called telling him to stop taking the Diclofenac Sodium immediately. Continued taking PredniSONE until 3/18/21. 3/22/21 sent to Gastrologist noted to have progressive microcytic anemia without GI bleeding, B12, folate, iron panel, EGD and Colonoscopy ASAP, Joint Swelling, Rheumatology evaluation pending, slurred speech, consider neurology evaluation. 3/31/21 Colonoscopy and Endoscopy performed. 4/1/21 Rheumatologist Appointment - First Appointment with this doctor. 4/5/21 Gasterology doctor diagnosed him having H-Pylori infection. All of his biopsies came back negative."H-Pylori Diagnosis - Amoxicillin 500 MG 2 Capsules twice daily for 14 Days /Omeprazole 20 MG 1 capsule twice daily for 14 days/Clarithromycin 500 MG 1 tablet twice daily for 14 Days. 4/8/21-4/10/21 Hands started shaking. 4/29/21 PC doctor appointment. Still experiencing fatigue and very pale. Can't catch his breath and gets tired very easily. Doctor took him off of his blood pressure medicine. 4/30/2021-5/2/2021 Had a horrible weekend. Pain/Fatigue/Absolutely No Energy 5/3/2021 stopped at PC office to see doctor. Took blood for more tests. Still experiencing pain in his body and swollen joints. "Prescription for Iron Tablets Take 1 pill in the am and 1 pill in the pm for 1 month Ferrous Sulfate 325mg (5gr) 5/7/2021 patient looks horrible today. He looks almost yellow to me and 1 of his eyes is bloodshot He has no energy (ZERO) and is very tired. He has lost over 15 pounds. 5/7/2021 patient called PC Doctor and asked him to look at his lab work. Dr. called and told him he made arrangements for him to go and see Neuropathist ASAP. Patient met Dr that same day. Dr. sent patient over to Hospital. In the ER they took blood, EKG test, CT scan of his lower abdomen and pelvis. They took a Chest X-Ray. He was given 60 mg of Steriods and started on IV fluid. They also scanned his head. Acute renal failure. Transabdominal ultrasound of the kidneys obtained. Ultrasound retroperitoneal kidneys. Findings: The right kidney measures 10.8 x 6.8 X 7.1 cm The left kidney measures 11.8 X 7.3 x 6.2 cm. There is mild bilateral renal cortical atrophy. There is increased renal cortical echogenicity of both kidneys. There is no hydronephrosis or shadowing renal calcui. The bladder is partically distended and unremarkable. Medical renal disease. No hydronophrosis or shadowing renal calculi. Clincial Indication: ARF-Other Acute renal failure. 5/10/21 Kidney Biopsy. Prednisone 20 MG Tablets Take 3 Tablets by Mouth Daily for 10 Days. 5/13/2021 Dr. visit diagnosis Focal Necrotizing and Crescentic Glomerulonephritis, Pauci-Immune Nine 0f 25 (36%) nonglobally sclerotic glomeruli show necrosis and/or cellular/fibrocellular crescent formation. Correlation with ANCA serologies is recommended. 05/17/2021 Prednisone 20mg. Next doctor appointment scheduled Monday, May 24, 2021. I also have 9 different Blood Lab Test Reports if you need to see them. My husband went from running 3 miles a day with nothing wrong with him except reflex condition to not being able to move at all. I'm not sure if it is related to the vaccine or not but I wanted to submit this report just in case. Please let us know if you have any further questions or need any additional information. Thank you.