Age: 14.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: MNQ, TDAP, MNQ, TDAP
Symptoms: Pain, Palpitations, Paraesthesia, Peripheral coldness, Visual impairment
Clinical narrative: This case was reported by a consumer (the subject's mother) and described the occurrence of passed out in a 14-year-old male subject who was vaccinated with BOOSTRIX (GlaxoSmithKline), meningococcal acwy vaccine (non-gsk). A physician or other health care professional has not verified this report. The subject's medical history included sinus infection. Concurrent medical conditions included paralysis of left arm, since birth. He had two spots on his left arm that were totally numb. The subject had only 60% use of his left arm. All previous vaccinations had been administered in the right arm. On 22 March 2010 at 17:10 the subject received unspecified dose of BOOSTRIX (.5 ml, unknown route, left arm), unspecified dose of Meningococcal ACWY vaccine (Non-GSK) (unknown route, left arm). On 22 March 2010, 8 minutes after vaccination with BOOSTRIX and Meningococcal ACWY vaccine (Non-GSK), the subject experienced passed out, strange feeling, chest pain, moaning, eyes rolled back, hit head, tingling sensation and tiredness. The subject also experienced hot flash, feeling hot and cold, cold foot, stomach pain, seeing spots, total body pain, heart racing and arrhythmia. This case was assessed as medically serious by GSK. Relevant test results included several blood work series, the most recent being in April and June 2010 which were normal. The subject was treated with CARDIZEM and TOPROL. At the time of reporting the events were unresolved. The subject was given both vaccines in his left arm. The mother said that he must have been given the injections in one of the spots on his left arm that is numb from the paralysis because he did not feel anything. The subject's mother reported that about eight minutes after her son received the two vaccines while waiting in the holding room for fifteen minutes, the subject started to feel weird. The subject kept saying to his mother that he did not feel right and felt weird. The subject then started moaning and groaning and slumped over. The mother said that for some reason, her son stood up and she saw his eyes roll back in his head and he fell toward the floor. She said on the way down he hit his head on a chair. The mother said that she jumped up to help him and screamed for help. The subject got up and looked dazed, then passed out again. The mother panicked and a police officer came over to help and called for an ambulance. The subject was taken to the emergency room. Once the subject came to, his mother asked what happened and all he could remember was feeling weird and things were tingly. He said it started in his left hand, went up his arm and to the rest of his body. The subject was held for observation in the emergency room and monitored for three or four hours. During this time, the subject said he was tired and had chest pains like a heart attack. The mother said that the last four months have been a nightmare. Her son is usually very active with sports, scouts and marching band, but he has been unable to participate in any activities. After the visit to the emergency room, the subject's pediatrician referred him to a pediatric neurologist. The subject began to experience chest pains, hot flashes, hot and cold sensations, cold feet, bad stomach aches, seeing spots, total body pains, heart races and goes into arrhythmia. The pediatric neurologist referred subject to see a pediatric cardiologist. The cardiologist also suggested an electrophysiologist. The subject went under a thirty day heart watch and was put on CARDIZEM and TOPROL for the heart problems. He was just been taken off of those medications last week. At first, the mother said that the doctors did not feel the vaccines were to problem, but the mother is not so sure. The mother said that her son has had blood drawn at least ten to twelve times with complete blood work series, CBC etc. The last two full work ups in April and June were normal. The subject is still having problems.