Age: 55.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Paraesthesia, Peripheral swelling, Spinal X-ray, Thrombosis, Ultrasound scan abnormal
Clinical narrative: PAIN OF THE LEG AND ARMS; WEAKNESS OF LEGS AND ARMS; DIZZINESS/ FEELING LIGHT HEADEDNESS; TINGLING AND NUMBNESS OF THE LEG AND ARMS; BREATHING DIFFICULTY; TINGLING AND NUMBNESS OF THE LEG AND ARMS; REDNESS OF THE RIGHT HAND; DVT, BLOOD CLOT, IN THE LEFT LEG; SWELLING OF THE RIGHT HAND AND LOWER PART OF THE ARM/ LEFT ARM SWOLLEN; This spontaneous report received from a patient concerned a 55-year-old male. The patient's height, and weight were not reported. The patient's concurrent conditions included high blood pressure, and the patient had no known allergies. The patient received covid-19 vaccine ad26.cov2.s (suspension for injection, route of admin not reported, and batch number: 207A21A expiry: unknown) dose was not reported, one total administered on right arm on 09-JUN-2021 for prophylactic vaccination. No concomitant medications were reported.  On 17-JUN-2021, the patient woke up in morning and experienced swollen right hand and the lower part of his arm. On the same day in the evening, nurse (from country jail) gave antibiotic due to redness and swelling of the right hand. On 18-JUN-2021, the patient experienced feeling light headedness, dizziness, continue to feel worse, breathing difficulty, weakness of legs and arms and continue to feel worse throughout the weekend. On 21-Jun-2021 on the afternoon, he took the last dose of antibiotic and noticed swelling went down. On the same day in the evening, he was taken to the hospital emergency room (ER) from the jail due to continued pain and tingling of the arms and legs, swelling, and blood pressure spike. Lab work was done, unable to finish the computer tomography (CT) scan of the chest due to left arm intravenous (IV) line blew out and dye went to the left arm. He was discharged back to the jail and left arm was swollen but was fine the next morning (22-JUN-2021). On 22-JUN-2021, he again returned to the hospital ER to get a chest CT scan but unable to perform the chest CT scan due to unable to get an IV line started. Laboratory work done from the night before resulted elevation of the d-dimer. Ultrasound performed on both legs and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), blood clot, was found on the left leg and no blood clot on the right leg. ER health care professional (HCP) prescribed blood thinner Xarelto (rivaroxaban 15mg) the first 3 weeks and fourth week started 20mg. (He was on his nineteenth dose at the time of reporting). After discharged from the ER on 22-JUN-2021, he was discharged from the county jail due to the current medical conditions. On same day at 17.47, he went to the local ER near home due to same symptoms, swelling and tingling of the arms and legs. ER HCP reviewed the medical records from the prison and agreed with the diagnosis of DVT from the above hospital ER visits. On 25-JUN-2021, he went to see his primary physician. HCP reviewed the medical records and verified the DVT on his left leg. HCP ordered the chest CT scan, ultrasound of both arms, and more blood work. On 27-JUN-2021, CT scan of chest resulted negative finding. On 01-JUL-2021, ultrasound of the arms resulted negative as well. On 09-JUL-2021, follow-up visit with primary physician, confirmed DVT and requested him to continue Xarelto for 3 months. He ordered the spine x-ray due to the pain and tingling of the arms and legs to find out the cause. Primary HCP follow-up appointment scheduled for 17-SEP-2021, Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP), D-dimer test, ultrasound of the left leg due to DVT, B-12 test for the numbness and tingling of the legs and arms ordered to be completed prior to the follow-up appointment on 17-SEP-2021. HCP ordered X-ray of the spine. Tingling and numbness of the arms and legs are still severe at the time of report. The action taken with covid-19 vaccine ad26.cov2.s was not applicable. The patient recovered from dizziness/ feeling light headedness on 25-JUN-2021, was recovering from breathing difficulty, and had not recovered from DVT, blood clot, in the left leg, swelling of the right hand and lower part of the arm/ left arm swollen, weakness of legs and arms, tingling and numbness of the leg and arms, tingling and numbness of the leg and arms, redness of the right hand, and pain of the leg and arms. This report was serious (Other Medically Important Condition).; Sender's Comments: V0-20210725185-covid-19 vaccine ad26.cov2.s-DVT, Blood clot, in the left leg. This event(s) is considered unassessable. The event(s) has a compatible/suggestive temporal relationship, is unlabeled, and has unknown scientific plausibility. There is no information on any other factors potentially associated with the event(s).