Age: 61.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: COVID-19, Fungal infection, Gait inability, Investigation, Musculoskeletal stiffness
Clinical narrative: 15Nov2022 is when he got COVID; 15Nov2022 is when he got COVID; developed a rash on his feet, which has been going on for a year.  Now it's spreading all over his body, up his legs, his arms, on his chest, and on his back; He cannot open his hands up; hasn't been able to walk for a month, or work for 4 months; They treated him for fungus; His hands had peeling skin. Sometimes he cannot open them because they are so swollen.; His hands had peeling skin. Sometimes he cannot open them because they are so swollen.; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team and product quality group. The reporter is the patient.  A 62-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 (COMIRNATY), on 24Mar2021 as dose 1, single (Lot number: ER8730), on 14Apr2021 as dose 2, single (Lot number: EW0153) and on 15Dec2021 as dose 3 (booster), single (Lot number: FT1620) at the age of 61 years, in left arm for covid-19 immunization. The patient's relevant medical history included: "type 2 diabetic" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: He is a type 2 diabetic, and has been for 4 years.; "Pain" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: GABAPENTIN taken for pain; INSULIN; JANUVIA; LIPITOR; METFORMIN [METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE]. Vaccination history included: Flu vaccine, for Immunization. The following information was reported: VACCINATION FAILURE (medically significant), COVID-19 (medically significant), outcome "unknown" and all described as "15Nov2022 is when he got COVID"; RASH (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "developed a rash on his feet, which has been going on for a year.  Now it's spreading all over his body, up his legs, his arms, on his chest, and on his back"; MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "He cannot open his hands up"; GAIT INABILITY (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "hasn't been able to walk for a month, or work for 4 months"; FUNGAL INFECTION (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "They treated him for fungus"; PERIPHERAL SWELLING (non-serious), SKIN EXFOLIATION (non-serious), outcome "unknown" and all described as "His hands had peeling skin. Sometimes he cannot open them because they are so swollen.". The events "15nov2022 is when he got covid", "developed a rash on his feet, which has been going on for a year.  now it's spreading all over his body, up his legs, his arms, on his chest, and on his back", "he cannot open his hands up", "hasn't been able to walk for a month, or work for 4 months", "they treated him for fungus" and "his hands had peeling skin. sometimes he cannot open them because they are so swollen." required emergency room visit. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: tests: (unspecified date) Unknown results, notes: His allergist did tests that they had to wait 3 weeks for; SARS-CoV-2 test: (15Nov2022) Positive. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of fungal infection.   Clinical course: Patient who seems to be on speaker phone with, presumably, his wife in a car. They state that he got a booster dose of Comirnaty on 15Dec2021. Soon after, he developed a rash on his feet, which has been going on for a year. Now it's spreading all over his body, up his legs, his arms, on his chest, and on his back. He cannot open his hands up, hasn't been able to walk for a month, or work for 4 months. They have had multiple ER visits, and were just at a podiatrist, who sent them to the ER, but that didn't work, so they are going to see a dermatologist right now. The podiatrist sent him to the Emergency Room. There have been multiple ER visits. He is fearful it is life threatening. The caller confirmed the details provided by the transferring agent. They have pictures of it available. He was a type 2 diabetic and has been for 4 years. The doctor has been terrible. Giving referrals and never getting to them. The rash started the end of Dec2021. One ER doctor told them not to put it on record, but that people have been getting prolonged rashes from the COVID vaccine. His allergist did tests that they had to wait 3 weeks for. He was given a flu shot, and then his rash broke out further. It flared up. Caller doesn't know Manufacturer/ NDC/lot/expiration for flu vaccine. She doesn't know if it has to do with PEG chemicals that are carriers in vaccines or what. The rash was coming up his legs, chest, and back. It wasn't like that before. This started around Christmas 2021.  After the booster, he had a rash on his feet. He couldn't walk. The ER thought it was a fungus. They treated him for fungus, but the rash got worse and worse. No information provided on what he was treated with. Now the podiatrist is so alarmed. He called the ER. He thinks the ER should have admitted him. But the hospital has a COVID back log. They both got COVID even thought they were both vaccinated with the COVID vaccine. On, 15Nov2022 is when he got COVID. His rash got inflamed and hot when he got COVID, and it started to spread.  His hands had peeling skin. Sometimes he cannot open them because they are so swollen.