Age: 76.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthritis, Grip strength decreased, Pain, Pain in extremity, SARS-CoV-2 test
Clinical narrative: Developed arthritis of right hand, then left / Diagnosed Primary Arthritis; Fingers hurt, pain / plus pain in fingers; Tenderness in flesh below fingers / Tenderness of flesh continued; Could not grasp tools, etc; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter (consumer or other non-HCP). The reporter is the patient.   A 76-year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 22Feb2021 at 12:00 (Lot number: EN6201) at the age of 76 years as dose 2, single for COVID-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Latex allergy" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Known allergies: Latex and/or its adhesives and "Dermatitis contact" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Known allergies: Latex and/or its adhesives. Concomitant medication included: OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT, stop date: 07Dec2021. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (DOSE 1, SINGLE; Anatomical Location: Left arm; Lot Number: EL9262; Administration Time: 12:00), administration date: 24Jan2021, when the patient was 76 years old, for COVID-19 immunisation.  The following information was reported: ARTHRITIS (non-serious) with onset 01Jul2021 at 12:00, outcome "unknown", described as "Developed arthritis of right hand, then left / Diagnosed Primary Arthritis"; PAIN IN EXTREMITY (non-serious) with onset 01Jul2021 at 12:00, outcome "recovered" (10Dec2021), described as "Fingers hurt, pain / plus pain in fingers"; PAIN (non-serious) with onset 01Jul2021 at 12:00, outcome "recovered" (10Dec2021), described as "Tenderness in flesh below fingers / Tenderness of flesh continued"; GRIP STRENGTH DECREASED (non-serious) with onset an unknown date in 2021, outcome "recovering", described as "Could not grasp tools, etc". The events "Developed arthritis of right hand, then left / Diagnosed Primary Arthritis", "Fingers hurt, pain / plus pain in fingers", "Tenderness in flesh below fingers / Tenderness of flesh continued" and "Could not grasp tools, etc" were evaluated at the physician office visit. Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of arthritis, pain in extremity, pain and grip strength decreased.  Additional information: Therapeutic measures included 6 weeks of physical therapy. Motion was restored, but relapsed within hours of therapy sessions. 07Dec2021, the patient stopped Olive leave capsules, 2/day, one with breakfast, 1 with supper. On 08Dec2021, pain abated, 09Dec2021, motion was partly restored, on 10Dec2021, 90% of motion was restored and the pain had gone. Olive leaf creates muscle pain and finger stiffness if there is preexisting auto-immune disease. Pfizer vaccine induced autoimmune disease reaction to spike protein blood vessel cells creates. The patient questioned how to stop the body from making more spike proteins. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within four weeks prior to the prior to the COVID-19 vaccine. Prior to vaccination, the patient was not diagnosed with COVID-19. Since the vaccination, the patient had been tested for COVID-19.