Age: 74.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Facial paralysis, Magnetic resonance imaging, Transient ischaemic attack
Clinical narrative: TIAs; Face, from the nose down looked like teeth were melting; so disoriented, she didn't know where she was, she didn't feel like herself; since this happened she makes mistakes; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable consumer (patient). A 74-years-old female patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (Solution for injection, PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE; Lot Number: EN6205), via an unspecified route of administration in the upper right arm on 06Mar2021 at 17:30 (at the age of 74-year-old) as a single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient's medical history included type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed in 1998-1999, high blood pressure diagnosed about 3 years later from Diabetes Type 2, like 2002 and little bit obesity. The patient family medical history included that her mother passed in 2008 and was admitted to hospital where she had TIA maybe in 2005. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. The patient was not administered additional vaccine on same date as suspect vaccine. The patient did not receive any other vaccine within 4 weeks prior to the vaccine. The patient family medical history included that her mother passed in 2008 and was admitted to hospital where she had TIA maybe in 2005. On 19Mar2021, the patient woke up so disoriented, she didn't know where she was, she didn't feel like herself, felt weird. She was staring out the window, and she daughter called her on the phone and caller told daughter she was feeling crazy, that morning was feeling weird and her daughter informed it was not morning it was in the evening and patient did not sound right. The patient's face from the nose down, looked like her teeth were melting, both cheeks looked like they were melting. She said her bottom lip was turned out and down, sagging, drooping. On 19Mar2021, about 18:30, the patient went to emergency room and was admitted to the hospital on 19Mar2021 around 21:00-22:00. On 19Mar2021 around 21:00-11:00, while she was in the hospital, her sugar had gone up to 310, hard time bringing her sugar down and blood pressure was way up, way higher than normal. In the hospital the patient was told she had transient ischaemic attack (TIA). The patient was discharged on 21Mar2021. The patient informed that since it happened she was making mistakes. The patient received the second dose of BNT162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE; Solution for injection and Lot Number: EP6955) via an unspecified route of administration in the upper right arm on 27Mar2021 as single dose for COVID-19 immunization. The informed that the she waited until after she received her second dose to inform about the events just in case something else happened. She stated she was fine now, everything was ok and stated she did believe the events were related to the vaccine. The patient followed up with her primary doctor, talked to him about her experience and going into the hospital. He instructed her to call Pfizer and let them know of her experiences. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included Computerised tomogram scan, Magnetic resonance imaging on unspecified date in Mar2021 and sugar 310 and hard to bring down, blood pressure was way up on 19Mar2021. The outcome of event since it happened she made mistake was unknown and rest all events was recovered on an unspecified date 2021.