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Report #2851484

Received Jul 28, 2025

Hospitalized
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
9 yrs
State
MO
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Jul 24, 2025
Onset
Jul 24, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
2

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
PPVPNEUMO (PNEUMOVAX)MERCK & CO. INC.3Y016291IM / LA

Symptoms (17)

C-reactive protein increasedCellulitisDecreased appetiteFatigueFull blood countInjection site erythemaInjection site oedemaInjection site painJoint range of motion decreasedMagnetic resonance imaging abnormalMuscle oedemaMyositisPain in extremityPyrexiaRed blood cell sedimentation rate increasedShift to the leftX-ray limb abnormal

Symptom narrative

Several hours after administration, patient developed pain to the left arm out of proportion to what was expected. She then developed fever to 102.5, fatigue, anorexia. Over the following 72 hours she had recurrent fevers and worsening edema, erythema, pain to the left arm distal to the injection site to extending to the elbow. She had decreased range of motion to the left elbow and presented for care. Imaging showed triceps and deltoid myositis, fluid collection, and cellulitis of the left arm. She was admitted for IV antibiotics.

Current illness

none

Medical history

liver transplant for biliary atresia with liver failure

Other medications

sirolimus, tacrolimus, aspirin, clonidine

Allergies

none

Lab data

07/28 x-ray and MRI of the left arm-triceps and deltoid myositis, fluid collection, and cellulitis of the left arm. 07/27-CBC with left shift, ESR 94, CRP 13.5.