Age: 60.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Computerised tomogram spine, Computerised tomogram thorax, Echocardiogram, Gait disturbance, Hypoaesthesia
Clinical narrative: BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASED; MYELITIS OF THE BACK; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; HEADACHE; This spontaneous report received from a patient concerned a 60year old female. The patient's height, and weight were not reported. The patient's concurrent conditions included high blood pressure (was on blood pressure medications for 10 years for high blood pressure and was taken off in February 2021), alcohol user. The patient had no known drug allergies and no drug abuse or illicit drug usage. The patient received covid-19 vaccine ad26.cov2.s (suspension for injection, route of admin not reported and batch number: 203A21A expiry: UNKNOWN) dose was not reported, 1 total administered to left arm at about 11:00 on 05-JUN-2021 for prophylactic vaccination. No concomitant medications were reported. On 14-JUL-2021, the patient woke up with a headache, which was relieved with ibuprofen (Advil). On the same day, the patient experienced left hand tingling, left arm numb that affected her whole left arm and during the afternoon left foot started feeling numb, which spread throughout her entire left leg. When the patient got back home from work, her left leg was dragging while her husband helped her walk from car to the house. On 15-JUL-2021, the patient went to the clinic and she was immediately sent to the local emergency room due to stroke alert. At the hospital, the patient's blood pressure spiked and she was kept under blood pressure monitoring. Laboratory data included: Computerized tomogram (CT) scan of head (NR: not provided). On the same day, the patient was transferred to different emergency room and was hospitalized. On an unknown date in JUL-2021, Laboratory data included: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of head (NR: not provided), cervical (NR: not provided), Computerized tomogram (CT scans) (NR: not provided), echocardiogram (NR: not provided) and lumbar puncture (NR: not provided). The patient was diagnosed with cervical spondylosis and myelitis for her back. The patient was hospitalized for 6 days and was discharged on 20-JUL-2021. On the day of reporting, the patient had left hand fingers tingling, several areas of left foot numbness, that made her walking tricky but not impossible. The patient managed to get back to work and was able to return to light duty, but she didn't feel like she used to be. Treatment medications (dates unspecified) included: amlodipine, and ibuprofen (Advil). The action taken with covid-19 vaccine ad26.cov2.s was not applicable. The patient recovered from blood pressure increased on 20-JUL-2021, and headache on 14-JUL-2021, and was recovering from cervical spondylosis, and myelitis of the back. This report was serious (Hospitalization Caused / Prolonged).; Sender's Comments: V0 -20210807623-covid-19 vaccine ad26.cov2.s-Myelitis of back, Cervical spondylosis. 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). 20210807623-covid-19 vaccine ad26.cov2.s-Blood pressure increased. This event(s) is considered not related. The event(s) has a compatible/suggestive temporal relationship, is unlabeled, and has unknown scientific plausibility. There are other factors more likely to be associated with the event(s) than the drug. Specifically: MEDICAL HISTORY, UNDERLYING DISEASE