Age: 65.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Eyelid ptosis, Hypoaesthesia, Hypogeusia, Investigation, Memory impairment
Clinical narrative: kept attributing that to orthodontia but they told her the dry mouth was not from the orthodontia; had the rapid onset of arthritis in both hands and both feet and had paresthesia of her face and this has been going on since the second dose; had the rapid onset of arthritis in both hands and both feet and had paresthesia of her face and this has been going on since the second dose; her left eye is still drooping; may have the taste thing and she states the taste is less; states actually its really dry mouth and kept attributing that to orthodontia but they told her the dry mouth was not from the orthodontia; She has cognitive difficulties; states it is confusing; She has memory issues; cant have the feeling in her hands and feet; has never had covid, however, states what she experienced after the second shot is like long term covid; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP.  A female patient in her 60's received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 04Feb2021 as dose 2, single (Lot number: EN5318) at the age of 65 years for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Brain injury", start date: 1974 (unspecified if ongoing). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: BNT162b2 (DOSE 1, SINGLE, Batch/Lot number: EL3247), administration date: 14Jan2021, when the patient was 65-year-old, for COVID-19 immunisation. The following information was reported: ORTHODONTIC PROCEDURE (medically significant), outcome "unknown", described as "kept attributing that to orthodontia but they told her the dry mouth was not from the orthodontia"; ARTHRITIS (non-serious), PARAESTHESIA (non-serious), outcome "not recovered" and all described as "had the rapid onset of arthritis in both hands and both feet and had paresthesia of her face and this has been going on since the second dose"; EYELID PTOSIS (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "her left eye is still drooping"; HYPOGEUSIA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "may have the taste thing and she states the taste is less"; DRY MOUTH (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "states actually its really dry mouth and kept attributing that to orthodontia but they told her the dry mouth was not from the orthodontia"; COGNITIVE DISORDER (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "She has cognitive difficulties"; CONFUSIONAL STATE (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "states it is confusing"; MEMORY IMPAIRMENT (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "She has memory issues"; HYPOAESTHESIA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "cant have the feeling in her hands and feet"; POST VACCINATION SYNDROME (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "has never had covid, however, states what she experienced after the second shot is like long term covid". The events "kept attributing that to orthodontia but they told her the dry mouth was not from the orthodontia", "had the rapid onset of arthritis in both hands and both feet and had paresthesia of her face and this has been going on since the second dose", "her left eye is still drooping", "may have the taste thing and she states the taste is less", "states actually its really dry mouth and kept attributing that to orthodontia but they told her the dry mouth was not from the orthodontia", "she has cognitive difficulties", "states it is confusing", "she has memory issues", "cant have the feeling in her hands and feet" and "has never had covid, however, states what she experienced after the second shot is like long term covid" required physician office visit. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: Blood test: Unknown results; bunch of testing: states brain was not too connected; Neurological examination: states brain was not too connected. Clinical course: The patient had memory issues, and she had to type and write and save everything. She had four covid shots and after the second shot, she did a report on it and she would like to go back to where she reported it. She was calling to ask why it happened and what she might do about it. She did have a brain injury. She knew she reported a while ago and she wrote things down so she could remember. She had cognitive difficulties and states it was confusing. She had reported that she had the rapid onset of arthritis in both hands and both feet and had paraesthesia of her face and this had been going on since the second dose of the Pfizer covid shot. Stated her left eye was still drooping. Stated she may have the taste thing. Stated she had not had covid. Attempted clarification on when she stated taste thing, and she stated the taste was less, then stated actually it was really dry mouth and kept attributing that to orthodontia, but they told her the dry mouth was not from the orthodontia. She had been to her primary care doctor who told her she had peripheral neuropathy but then clarified that peripheral neuropathy was ruled out and she did not have peripheral neuropathy. A lot of autoimmune diseases were ruled out. Vitamin deficiency was ruled out, stating she had the best blood tests. Brain injury was diagnosed in 1974. She did not know if the things that were going on had made her brain injury worse. Then stated she did not know that the covid shot had helped with the brain injury or if it made it any worse, she was not sure. States it was mostly the facial paraesthesia and couldn't have the feeling in her hands and feet. She had been to neurological specialists and had a whole bunch of testing and brain testing and states brain was not too connected. She had ruled out everything with specialist and had been referred to doctors. Stated it was hard to remember what she was saying. It hadn't been easy but she'd been through testing to figure out what could be done. Stated it like it was long term covid and making her think she didn't know. Had four Pfizer covid shots. Stated she had never had covid, however, stated what she experienced after the second shot was like long term covid and making her think she didn't know.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202400274659 same patient/product, different dose/events;US-PFIZER INC-202400274660 same patient/product, different dose/events;