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Report #2825565

Received Feb 10, 2025

Office visit
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
32 yrs
State
NC
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Oct 4, 2023
Onset
Oct 1, 2023
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLU3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLUZONE)SANOFI PASTEURUNKUT8038NAIM / RA

Symptoms (3)

Bell's palsyEyelid function disorderFacial paralysis

Symptom narrative

The patient received influenza vaccine reports AEFI after receipt of IIV #10 on10/04/2023 (lot # UT8038NA Fluzone quad.) without immediate adverse event and reports 2-3 weeks later experienced onset of right facial drooping and difficulty closing her right eye. She states she was seen in both ER and by neurology who made the diagnosis Bell's palsy describes idiopathic isolated peripheral facial paralysis. She was treated with steroids but the symptom duration lasted 3 months. She denies recalling any other illness symptoms to include herpes simplex lesions. She has no hx of AE with other vaccines. She has received IIV annually for employment consistently prior to this event.

Lab data

She reports not studies were done to r/o other causes.