Age: 76.0
Sex: U
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Joint swelling, Movement disorder, Pain, Peripheral swelling, X-ray
Clinical narrative: right hand wrist with second shoot/hand wrist swollen and painful with movement in fingers and hands; right hand wrist with second shoot/hand wrist swollen and painful with movement in fingers and hands; right hand wrist with second shoot/hand wrist swollen and painful with movement in fingers and hands; right hand wrist with second shoot/hand wrist swollen and painful with movement in fingers and hands; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 76-year-old patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 11Jul2021 at 10:00 as dose 2, single (Lot number: EW0198) at the age of 76 years intramuscular, in right arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Hip Replacement-Left", start date: Jan2020 (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Jan2020; "Hip Replacement-Right", start date: Jul2020 (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Jul2020; "Blood Sugar" (ongoing); "Cholesterol" (ongoing); "TIA" (ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: ATORVASTATIN oral taken for blood cholesterol abnormal (ongoing); METFORMIN oral taken for blood glucose abnormal, start date: Apr2021 (ongoing); ASPIRINE oral taken for transient ischaemic attack (ongoing). Vaccination history included: BNT162b2 (Dose: 1st, Date: 20Jun2021, Time: 10:00, Anatomical Site of Injection: Left Arm, Route of Administration: Intramuscular, Batch/ Lot Number: EW0181), administration date: 20Jun2021, for COVID-19 immunization, reaction(s): "Left hand got very swollen", "Left wrist got very swollen", "Could barely move his fingers without any pain", "She give her husband an Aleve to ease some of the pain". The following information was reported: JOINT SWELLING (disability, medically significant), PERIPHERAL SWELLING (disability, medically significant) all with onset 12Jul2021, outcome "recovered" (2021) and all described as "right hand wrist with second shoot/hand wrist swollen and painful with movement in fingers and hands"; PAIN (non-serious), MOVEMENT DISORDER (non-serious), outcome "unknown" and all described as "right hand wrist with second shoot/hand wrist swollen and painful with movement in fingers and hands". The events "right hand wrist with second shoot/hand wrist swollen and painful with movement in fingers and hands" required emergency room visit. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: X-ray: Unknown results. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of joint swelling, peripheral swelling, pain, movement disorder.  Sender Comments/ Narrative: The patient hands and wrists was swollen and painful with movement in fingers + hands very limited. The patient went to ER and had X-rays and gave anti-inflammatory drips. Sent home next day with Pretazone and Octikoten. The patient received left hand & wrist with first shot and then right hand & wrist with second shot.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.  Follow-Up (19Apr2022): Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.