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Report #2837753

Received Apr 23, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
65 yrs
State
MI
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Apr 17, 2025
Onset
Apr 18, 2025
Days to onset
1
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
PNC20PNEUMO (PREVNAR20)PFIZER\WYETH1LX4482IM / LA

Symptoms (4)

Injection site erythemaInjection site noduleInjection site pruritusInjection site warmth

Symptom narrative

The day after the injection (4/18), it felt like a big (several centimeter) knot but wasn't red. Two days after the injection (4/19), the knot started to improve but redness started to spread. Redness started higher on the arm and spread downward while it cleared higher up. 4/20, noticed warmth and spreading redness. Started topical hydrocortisone and ibuprofen. Seen by PCP office on 4/21 and noted "Well-demarcated 15cmx17cm area of warmth and erythema of the left upper arm as shown in photos below. There is a 2-3cm mobile mass felt at the top center of the area of erythema that is likely the site of the injection." It was itchy but not painful. No fevers, chills, difficulty breathing. On 4/21, topical steroid was increased in strength to clobetasol 0.05% BID and home cetirizine was increased from 10mg daily to 10mg BID. By 4/23, symptoms were resolving. No antibiotics were required.

Current illness

None

Medical history

Hypertension, obesity, prediabetes, allergic rhinitis, hyperparathyroidism

Other medications

amlodipine, cholecalciferol, clobetasol, collagen, estradiol, fexofenadine, lisinopril-hydrochlorothiazide, magnesium oxide, metformin, mometasone, multivit-min/ferrous fumarate, and olopatadine.

Allergies

Latex, gluten

Lab data

None