Report #2831589

Received Mar 15, 2025

Office visit

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Overview

Sex: Female
Age: 16 yrs
State: PA
Recovered: Not recovered
Vaccinated: Mar 13, 2025
Onset: Mar 14, 2025
Days to onset: 1
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (2)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
MENB	MENINGOCOCCAL B (BEXSERO)	NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS	1	77KA5	SYR / LA
MNQ	MENINGOCOCCAL CONJUGATE (MENQUADFI)	SANOFI PASTEUR	2	U8369AA	SYR / LA

Symptoms (6)

Injection site cellulitisInjection site erythemaInjection site rashInjection site warmthPain in extremityTenderness

Symptom narrative

Both shots administered in left arm after injection site was wiped with alcohol swab. Significant pain started in left arm <5 hours after shot; Advil provided around 8pm due to pain. Pain continued on Friday, March 16th. Advil administered around 6am, Alieve around 11am, and Tylenol around 3pm. Touching/bumping arm caused significantly more pain. Rash, that was swollen, pink, and hot to the touch noted on arm around 8pm approximately 2cm below the injection site. Circle drawn around the rash. Saturday, March 15th 8am pain persisted, rash was red, hot to the touch, very tender, and slightly outside circle drawn the night before. Contacted PCP. PCP visit on March 15th at 11am, diagnosed with cellulitis. Rash measured approximately 8cm x 6cm. Oral cephalexin prescribed.

Current illness

Strep throat - 14Feb2025

Medical history

none

Other medications

vestura

Allergies

none

Lab data

none