Age: 76.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Insomnia, Oedema peripheral, Paraesthesia, Pruritus, Rash
Clinical narrative: she has a little bit of skin that is very dry; Pain under breastbone; Welts; lumps in her skin underneath; Swelling: lips, face swollen, arms, hands, fingers, left foot, left kneecap left thigh, feet swelled up like a balloon; Fingertips felt tingley; rash on her palm, a red circle; hand was hot and itchy; hand was hot and itchy; Tired and exhausted; toes feel puffy; urinary tract infection; not sleeping; Rash, painful; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable consumer (patient). A 76-year-old female patient received the second dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE), via an unspecified route of administration on 20Feb2021 (Lot number: EL9262; Expiration date: 31May2021) on the left arm at 0.3 mL, single for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included AFib from 2009 and ongoing; allergies to antibiotics and Penicillin; shellfish allergy. No family medical history. Concomitant medications included nitrofurantoin (monohydrate/macrocrystals; Manufacturer: Alvogen Inc) from 17Mar2021 to 24Mar2021 for urinary tract infection; prednisolone from 10Apr2021 to 10Apr2021 for rash; chlorphenamine maleate (ANTIHISTAMIN) from 12Apr2021 for rash; and taking unspecified medications for a long time. The patient previously took the first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE), via an unspecified route of administration on 30Jan2021 (Lot Number: EN6201; Expiration Date: 30Jun2021) on the left shoulder at 0.3ml single for COVID-19 immunization. Patient previously also had something else 10 years ago that didn't work, it was not a vaccination; took doxycycline hydrochloride (DOXYCILLIN) and amoxicillin that both experienced allergies. No additional vaccines administered on same date of the Pfizer suspect. No prior vaccinations (within 4 weeks). Stated that she had a urinary tract infection and was put on antibiotics for 7 days. Two days after starting the medication, she came down with a rash. The patient husband, who was a family physician had never seen a rash like that in his 40 years of practice. In the newspaper, there was a woman who got the vaccination, but not sure if it was Pfizer, and had a rash; the article had a picture of the rash the woman had, after the vaccine. Patient stated that her rash looked worse than the woman in the newspaper. The rash happened after the second vaccine, several weeks later, but after the antibiotics. Patient was allergic to a lot of antibiotics. She stated she may have this problem, the rash because she was allergic to a lot of antibiotics. When she got the rash, she went to the Urgent Care and was given a Prednisone shot and Prednisone pills. She got some relief taking the Prednisone. Patient weight as about 5' 4", she gained 8 pounds over the year while being stuck in her house. Patient stated she hasn't seen healthcare provider in a while, but she called him and he gave her the antibiotic prescription. Patient experienced the rash was painful on 17Mar2021 and she could feel when another one would start happening. Patient put ice on it to sop the pain and moved the ice packs around as it was reactive to pressure. Stated if there was anything tight, like underwear, or sitting on the couch, she would get welts and lumps, initially mentioned the top of her head. Reclarified itchy in later part of report. Patient got a prescription for her medication on 17Mar2021 and took it for 7 days, and then the rash happened a couple of days after she stopped the medication. As she had a little bit of skin that was very dry and she can see a line where the rash was. The rash pretty much gone, but not 100 per cent gone. Stated she went to the Urgent Care walk in, when she noticed the rash. Patient had two Covid tests, one was a blood test and one was a nose swab; reported both as negative. Stated she should have gone to the emergency room, but the doctor, in the Urgent are gave her a Prednisone shot. The only reason she didn't go because of the Covid, pandemic, so she went to the Urgent Care. The last medication that she took for the rash was an antihistamine on 12Apr2021, and last Prednisone pill was 10Apr2021; both pills were effective in treating the rash. Patient had a Zoom call with an allergist, and the doctor saw the rash with the help of a flashlight and altered the Prednisone dose. Patient had pain under breastbone that it was really bad and the day before she went, to the Urgent Care on the 28th or 29Mar2021, may in the early afternoon. Stated it was going on the whole time, intermittently, not constant in the last few weeks. She didn't know what was causing it as she had blood work to rule out gallbladder issues and that was not back to rule out a Shellfish allergy. Patient had welts and it all blends in from when she first noticed the rash a couple of days before she went to the Urgent Care. Answered as they were faded out, it was severe, then acute, then extreme for a week or more, and improved with steroids and then faded. Patient had lumps and it started two days before she went to the Urgent Care. Stated when she was sitting on the couch, reclarified, the cords of the pillow put pressure on the areas and it hurt and felt like welts. When she pushed on her skin, here were lumps in her skin underneath, and they hurt and were hot. Described the areas of the lump as buttocks, top of head, legs, arms, groin, underwear line, ear, ear lobe and face. Patient had swelling of lips, and they looked like she had Botox. Also reported additional swelling of arms, hands, fingers, arm from the wrist up to elbow, left foot, left kneecap, left thigh, and her feet swelled up like a balloon. It was better now. Patient had fingertips felt tingley. The palm of hand that patient got rashes in response to pressure and was trying to open a bottle. When she did she got a rash on her palm, a red circle and her hand was hot and itchy. Started as two days before she went to the Urgent Care. Stated she was tired and exhausted from not sleeping and the redness faded away and then it went away a couple of days ago with the help of the steroids. Patient had toes, feel puffy that described as the feeling when she goes to the dentist after she gets Novocain, the feeling. Patient had tired and exhausted. Stated she was tired the first few days until the rash peaked, as she was up all night for two nights icing the rash. Stated she was better but was not doing too much and didn't get out of the house, only when she had to. Lab data included on unspecified dates the blood work for urinary tract infection was negative; negative results for two Covid tests, one was a blood test and one was a nose swab; blood work to rule out gallbladder issues and that was not back to rule out a shellfish allergy. No events required a visit to emergency room or physician office, but patient went to Urgent Care and had a Telehealth appointment. The outcome of events "Rash; Welts; Swelling" was recovering, while of the other events was unknown.   No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.