Age: 73.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Limb mass, Magnetic resonance imaging, Post herpetic neuralgia, SARS-CoV-2 test, Spinal column injury
Clinical narrative: got Covid/had a positive test; got Covid/had a positive test; Post herpetic neuralgia; Shingles; red bumps are on his left foot; has some numbness in his left leg; a bulging disc; noticeable damage between the L5 and S1 region.; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer, the patient.  A 73-years-old male patient received second dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 m-RNA VACCINE, formulation: solution for injection, lot number: EW0150), via an unspecified route of administration, in arm left on 21Apr2021 at 11:30 (age at vaccination 73 years) as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. The patient medical history was none. The patient had no known allergies. The concomitant medications included supplements. Prior to any shots he was healthy. He never received flu shots. No other vaccinations were administered within four weeks prior to the first administration date of the suspect vaccine. The patient had no relevant family medical history. The patient previously received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 m-RNA VACCINE, formulation: solution for injection, lot number: ER8733), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in arm left on 31Mar2021 (age at vaccination 73 years) as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. No additional vaccines were administered on same date of the Pfizer suspect. The patient soon after receiving the second dose, had a bout of shingles on an unknown date in 2021. It left his body, but it left him with post herpetic neuralgia that he had had since 05May2021. He had the pain and did not know what it was so he went to the doctor, who told him it was typical sciatica. He went to his primary care and he had red bumps all over the place and his primary care said that he had shingles. He said that the first doctor misdiagnosed him. He saw his primary care on 20May2021. He was diagnosed at that time. He was told he could have the leg pain for quite some time. He did not know if he still has shingles, he said that he still had some red bumps in the area where it hurt, but his doctor said that it was gone. The reporter clarified that the red bumps were on his left foot and he has some numbness in his left leg on an unknown date in 2021. His doctor recommended a MRI and it showed no nerve impingement in the lumbar area, but a bulging disc on an unknown date in 2021. They were trying to rule out sciatica. He saw a pain doctor and they did a EMG and it showed there was some noticeable damage between the L5 and S1 region on an unknown date in 2021. The two regions were exactly the area that hurt his foot and leg. The pain doctor gave him 2 shots in the back that did absolutely nothing. He stated that one was a steroid but he did not have the name of the products. They were 2-3 weeks apart. He said that the neuralgia went day by day. Some days it was bearable and some days it was not. He said that he was given Gabapentin (in a pharmacy vial) for it, 1800mg a day, but was actually prescribed 2400mg, but he was trying to cut back, and took 600mg 3 time a day. He clarified that he started getting the pain on 05May2021 but was diagnosed with the post herpetic neuralgia on the 20May2021. On Monday he went for an antibody infusion because he just got Covid the other day on Wednesday, 03Nov2021. He had a sore throat and had a positive test, but was really not sick. He said that he received Casirivimab 120mg/ml and Imdevimab IV 120mg/ml. The events led to visit to physician office. The patient underwent lab tests which included EMG with noticeable damage between the l5 and s1 region, the two regions are exactly the area that hurts his foot and leg, MRI with no nerve impingement in the lumbar area, but a bulging disc, both on an unknown date in 2021 and sars-cov-2 test as positive on 03Nov2021. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of the events. The outcome of the event post herpetic neuralgia, red bumps are on his left foot, has some numbness in his left leg was not recovered, shingles with outcome of recovered with sequelae on an unknown date in 2021 and for the rest was unknown.  Description of Product Complaint: PC 1: Monday he went for a antibody infusion because he just got Covid the other day. He was diagnosed last Wednesday 03Nov2021. He had a sore throat and had a positive test, but was really not sick. Caller said that he received Casirivimab 120mg/ml and Imdevimab IV 120mg/ml.   PC 2: The pain doctor gave him 2 shots in the back that did absolutely nothing. He stated that one was a steroid but he does not have the name of the products. They were 2-3 weeks apart.