Age: 44.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Head discomfort, Headache, Hypoaesthesia, Loss of personal independence in daily activities, Pain in extremity
Clinical narrative: I began to experience an extreme headache.; pain in my extremities; difficulty walking; Unsteadiness/loss of balance; symptoms began to impede my life; pressure in the head; Severe vertigo; Burning/tingling numbness throughout the body; Burning/tingling numbness throughout the body; Burning/tingling numbness throughout the body; Severe pain in the spine and extremities; Physical exhaustion; Hashimoto; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient. A 44-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 28Oct2021 as dose 1, single (Lot number: FE3592) at the age of 44 years for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "allergic to most fruits and some nuts" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: allergic to most fruits and some nuts; "allergic to most fruits and some nuts" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: allergic to most fruits and some nuts; "allergic to penicillin" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: allergic to penicillin. There were no concomitant medications. The following information was reported: BURNING SENSATION (disability), PARAESTHESIA (disability), HYPOAESTHESIA (disability) all with onset Oct2021, outcome "not recovered" and all described as "Burning/tingling numbness throughout the body"; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS (disability, medically significant) with onset Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "Hashimoto"; FATIGUE (disability) with onset Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "Physical exhaustion"; SPINAL PAIN (disability) with onset Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "Severe pain in the spine and extremities"; VERTIGO (disability) with onset Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "Severe vertigo"; BALANCE DISORDER (disability) with onset Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "Unsteadiness/loss of balance"; GAIT DISTURBANCE (disability) with onset Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "difficulty walking"; PAIN IN EXTREMITY (disability) with onset Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "pain in my extremities"; HEAD DISCOMFORT (disability) with onset Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "pressure in the head"; LOSS OF PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE IN DAILY ACTIVITIES (disability) with onset Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "symptoms began to impede my life"; HEADACHE (disability) with onset 28Oct2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "I began to experience an extreme headache.". The events "hashimoto", "i began to experience an extreme headache.", "pain in my extremities", "difficulty walking", "unsteadiness/loss of balance", "symptoms began to impede my life", "pressure in the head", "severe vertigo", "burning/tingling numbness throughout the body", "severe pain in the spine and extremities" and "physical exhaustion" required physician office visit. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: SARS-CoV-2 test: (16Nov2022) Positive. Therapeutic measures were not taken as a result of autoimmune thyroiditis, headache, pain in extremity, gait disturbance, balance disorder, loss of personal independence in daily activities, head discomfort, vertigo, burning sensation, paraesthesia, hypoaesthesia, spinal pain, fatigue.  Clinical course : patients situation and symptoms started after receiving the COVID vaccine on 28Oct2021. Within an hour of receiving the shot, I began to experience an extreme headache. I stayed longer at the hospital outpatient center to be monitored in the waiting room. I left after 2 hours, and when I reached home, the room felt like I was still moving, like riding a train. The symptoms started to progress, and within weeks I began to experience pain in my extremities and difficulty walking and balancing myself. These symptoms began to impede my life. Symptoms are Severe headache/pressure in the head, Severe vertigo, Burning/tingling numbness throughout the body, Severe pain in the spine and extremities, Unsteadiness/loss of balance, Physical exhaustion, Hashimoto. If covid prior vaccination: No If covid tested post vaccination: Yes; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202300060709 same patient/drug and different event;