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Report #2851655

Received Jul 29, 2025

Office visit
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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
54 yrs
State
WI
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Jul 15, 2025
Onset
Jul 17, 2025
Days to onset
2
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
PNC20PNEUMO (PREVNAR20)PFIZER\WYETH1LN4928IM / LA
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1332L4IM / RA

Symptoms (12)

Alanine aminotransferase increasedAspartate aminotransferase increasedC-reactive protein increasedChillsComputerised tomogram thoraxDyspnoea exertionalFatiguePleuritic painPulmonary embolismPulmonary infarctionPyrexiaScan with contrast

Symptom narrative

Patient developed subjective fever/chills in day 2-3 post vaccination and subsequently developed right sided pleuritic pain about 1 week after with ongoing relapsing/remitting low grade fever, fatigue, and dyspnea on exertion. He never was hypoxic. He was subsequently evaluated and diagnosed with sub-seqmental pulmonary embolism, largest in the right lower lobe with associated subsegmental pulmonary infarction. He was started on oral anti-coagulation on 7/29/25.

Current illness

none

Medical history

insomnia, BPH, post-traumatic knee arthritis, hyperlipidemia

Other medications

Tamsulosin, trazodone, ambien

Allergies

none

Lab data

CT chest with IV contrast. Mild elevation of CRP and AST/ALT.