VAERS Explorer
Back to explore

Report #2843762

Received Jun 3, 2025

HospitalizedER / ED visitOffice visitDisabled
A note on interpretation. VAERS reports are unverified and may be incomplete or coincidental. A report does not establish that a vaccine caused an event, and counts should not be used to calculate incidence or infer causation. Full disclaimer

Overview

Sex
Female
Age
64 yrs
State
OR
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Oct 13, 2024
Onset
Oct 13, 2024
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH4LM2212IM / LA

Symptoms (23)

ArthralgiaArthritis reactiveAspiration jointBlood testColitis ulcerativeCondition aggravatedCulture negativeEchocardiogramImmediate post-injection reactionIncisional drainageJoint swellingLoss of personal independence in daily activitiesMuscular weaknessNeck painOropharyngeal painPain in extremityParaesthesiaPeripheral swellingPharyngeal swellingPyrexiaSwellingTonsillar hypertrophyX-ray

Symptom narrative

10/13/2024 Vaccination with Immediate left shoulder & hand pain. Within 1 week was experiencing low grade fevers; IBD-UC low-grade flare symptoms. 10/25 & 10/26 Two consecutive ER visits for severe left shoulder pain. 10/27 Admission inpatient hospital; bloodwork, cultures, radiology. 10/28 Surgical I&D left shoulder & L ankle. Home on 10/30 11/3 ER for progression painful swelling hands & wrists R>L. 11/8 seen by PCP & sent to Hosp for admission R hand/wrist painful swelling. 11/9 R wrist tapped for fluid by radiologist. 11/11 Dc'd home. 11/13 seen by Rheumatogist - diagnosis Reactive Arthritis 11/15 seen by PCP. 11/18 stitches removed by ortho-surgeon And Tele-visit with gastroentologist. 12/2 seen by rheumatologist. 12/7 R hand swelling, low-grade fevers; 12/9 gross swelling r hand. 12/13/2024 seen by PCP. 12/20 ER visit for 3 overlapping sites of pain/swelling. 2025: 1/5 - 1/9 hospital admit for multiple sites in pain/swelling: L elbow, L thumb & wrist, R thumb hand & wrist; L side of throat & neck (tonsils), R foot at toe joints; Parathesias in R & L ulnar side of wrists radiating into fingers & forearms. 1/9 Enrolled with Chronic Disease Management RN and meal delivery. 1/11 ER visit R hand. 1/13 Seen by rheumatologist. 1/14 Start Prednisone taper at 60mg. 1/15 Televisit with MD in PCP's office. 2/12 Seen by PCP with Lab work. Ongoing lowgrade flare and parasthesias in both wrists, hands & thumbs. Weakness in grip & difficulty with ADL's

Current illness

Osteoarthritis flare in hands & digits, IBD-UC low grade flare

Medical history

OA, IBD-UC, Anxiety, Depression, Chronic Fatigue, FMS

Other medications

SSRI, SNRI, Statin, Prednisone, NSAID, Tramadol, Statin, PPI,

Allergies

Erythromycin, Trazodone, metallic jewelry (Nickel)

Lab data

Extensive blood work, cultures (all negative), radiology, cardiac US