Report #2824402

Received Feb 4, 2025

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Overview

Sex: Male
Age: 66 yrs
State: NV
Recovered: Unknown
Vaccinated: Sep 7, 2018
Onset: Sep 8, 2018
Days to onset: 1
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
PPV	PNEUMO (PNEUMOVAX)	MERCK & CO. INC.	1	r002354	IM / LA

Symptoms (4)

Injection site erythemaInjection site swellingInjection site warmthRash

Symptom narrative

Reported Symptoms: 10037844:RASH; Narrative: Patient presented to the ER at a non-facility care hospital on 09/08/2018 for redness, swelling and warmth around the area where he was given the Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine PPSV23 the day prior. He was given dexamethasone and famotidine with improvement in symptoms. He was discharged on famotidine and loratadine. Doses of the medications given at this outside facility was not provided. Other Relevant HX: Other: L arm redness and swelling