Age: 68.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Condition aggravated, Erythema, Feeling abnormal, Furuncle, Pruritus
Clinical narrative: itching had gotten a little worse/ boil looked like it had worsened; had itching on her face, head, and everything; felt like a dog with the worse case of fleas ever; had a boil on her back; her skin redness had spread out; itching really bad; This is a spontaneous report from a Contactable consumer. This 67-year-old female consumer reported for herself. A 67-year-old Caucasian female patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, formulation: solution for injection, lot number: EN6199) via unknown route of administration in left arm on 03Mar2021 at 6:40 PM (at the age of 68 years old) as DOSE 1, SINGLE for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient medical history was none. On 03Mar2021, a half an hour after getting the COVID-19 Vaccine, she started itching really bad, she said she had kept itching since then, saying the itching had lasted for 2 weeks. On 15Mar2021, she now had a boil on her back, her skin redness had spread out. Reported she had a lot of medical conditions but doesn't know if any of them were relevant to her itching and boil. She clarified she had a heart problem that she was taking Metoprolol for. She said her doctor had increased her Metoprolol once, and she started itching. She said she went off the Metoprolol completely, and she stopped itching. She said she went back on the Metoprolol and itched some. She said when she got her first COVID-19 Vaccine shot, it was like the COVID-19 Vaccine enhanced the itching she was already experiencing from the Metoprolol. She stated she takes Metoprolol 50mg tablets that are dispensed in a pharmacy bottle. She said there was no NDC, Lot, and Expiration Date listed. She clarified she started itching for the first time in May2020 while taking Metoprolol. She said when she told her doctor the Metoprolol was causing her to itch, her doctor told her she had been taking the Metoprolol for 5 years, and she had been taking the Metoprolol for too long to have the Metoprolol to cause itching. She clarified in May2020 the itching started on the inside of both her legs and was a constant itching. She said the itching on her legs was so bad, she had bruising on her legs from the itching. She said she was given no treatment at that time for the itching she thought was caused by the Metoprolol 50mg tablets. Reported the itching she had after getting her first COVID-19 Vaccine was all over. She said she felt like a dog with the worse case of fleas ever. She said she had itching on her face, head, and everything. It was reported that her itching had gotten a little worse since it had first started over 2 weeks ago and the boil looked like it had worsened, clarifying her skin redness had spread out. She said her doctor had given her a cream (clarified as Mupirocin 2% Ointment) to put on the boil and her doctor gave her 3 medications to take, including an antibiotic, and a medication to calm her itching down. It was reported that for her boil her doctor prescribed Cephalexin 500mg (light green) capsules. She said she took her first Cephalexin 500mg dose last night on 18Mar2021. She said she had to take 1 Cephalexin 500mg capsule every 12 hours for 7 days. She stated 14 Cephalexin 500mg capsules were dispensed in a pharmacy bottle, and had no NDC, Lot, and Expiration Date listed, for her itching her doctor prescribed Hydroxyzine 25mg tablets. She said she was to cut the Hydroxyzine 25mg tablet in half (12.5mg dose) and took a half tablet (12.5mg dose) every 8 hours, as needed. She stated that started the Hydroxyzine last night on 18Mar2021. She said the Hydroxyzine was dispensed in a pharmacy bottle, and had no NDC, Lot, and Expiration Date listed. Reported for her boil her doctor prescribed Mupirocin 2% Ointment. She said she was to apply the Mupirocin 2% Ointment (NDC Number: 0093-1010-42, Lot Number: 686100, Expiration date: Apr2022) to her boil three times a day. She said she started the Mupirocin 2% Ointment last night on 18Mar2021. No history of all previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect and no additional Vaccines Administered on Same Date of the Pfizer vaccine. The patient went to physician office and did not go to emergency room. Patient did not receive prior vaccinations within 4 weeks. The outcome of the events she started itching really bad, she now had a boil on her back, her skin redness had spread out were not recovered and other events were unknown.  No follow-up attempts were possible. No further information was expected.