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Report #2834523

Received Apr 7, 2025

Office visit
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
19 yrs
State
FL
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Nov 6, 2024
Onset
Nov 29, 2024
Days to onset
23
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLU3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLUBLOK)SANOFI PASTEUR1UT8485LAIM / LA
HEPHEP B (ENGERIX-B)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1CT3Z7UN / LA

Symptoms (18)

Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody positiveAntinuclear antibody positiveArthralgiaBlood potassium increasedEosinophil count increasedEye pruritusFeeling hotFlushingFull blood countJoint stiffnessMusculoskeletal stiffnessParaesthesiaPeripheral swellingRashRash erythematousRash macularRash pruriticSerum sickness

Symptom narrative

Reaction /Symptoms began around 11/29/24 with rash red splotchy rash on hands, up arm, legs with itching that felt like was beneath my skin and paresthesia. Visited Student Health Services first week of December 2024 because rash and itching did not go away. Prescribed antihistamine and steroid, Symptoms did not resolve and progressed to all over joint pain (hands, fingers, ankles, knees, wrists, elbows so returned to clinic 12/12/24 and saw Dr, Chief Medical Officer and she said it sounded like serum like sickness from the vaccine and to not continue series. Referred to allergist and told to continue Aleve. 12/19/24 visit to Internal Medicine. Symptoms had somewhat subsided. Dr wrote a waiver to not receive 2nd dose of Hepatitis B vaccine and ordered a complete blood panel and ANA Screen IFA for autoimmune disease. Eosinophils and potassium came back high , ANA panel was normal. Beginning of January 2025 , symptoms returned and continue to this date. Wake up with swollen hands and fingers that remain that way for hours some days. Itching, paresthesia, red splotchy rash on hands, wrists, and sometimes knees, comes and goes. Stiff feeling in hands fingers and ankles. Itchy eyes and flushed hot feeling and face has also occurred. Established with Dr on 1/15/25. Dr ordered complete blood panel and repeat of ANA Screen and scheduled appointment with rheumatologist on 5/9/24. ANA screen done on 2/14/25 came back abnormal.

Current illness

none

Medical history

none

Other medications

none

Allergies

none

Lab data

Labs (Internal Medicine Dr orders)- ANA Screen IFA-normal; and Complete Blood Count- 12/19/24 11:48am -Potassium 5.2 High (3.8-5.1 mmol/L); Absolute Eosinophils 513 High (15-500 cells/uL); waiver written to not receive 2nd Hepatitis B vaccine Labs 2/14/25 (Dr orders) ANA Screen, IFA -Abnormal-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide (CCP)AB (IGG) 38 High; ANA Titer 1 value 1:160 (High); ANA Pattern 1 -Nuclear Speckled