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Report #2855953

Received Aug 28, 2025

ER / ED visitOffice visit
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
51 yrs
State
NC
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Aug 19, 2025
Onset
Aug 19, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
PNC20PNEUMO (PREVNAR20)PFIZER\WYETHUNKLN4930IM / LA

Symptoms (13)

HeadacheHypertensionInfluenza virus test negativeInjection site cellulitisInjection site erythemaInjection site painInjection site swellingPain in extremityPruritusPyrexiaSARS-CoV-2 test negativeStreptococcus test negativeViral infection

Symptom narrative

Patient received a Prevnar 20 vaccine on 8/19/25 from Pharmacy. She stated that throughout the day and the next day she started to developed a fever, headaches, high blood pressure and pain in her arm. She was rushed to Hospital via EMS on 8/20/25 and was discharged the same day. While at the ED a flu, strep and covid testing was completed and they all resulted negative. She was discharged with a diagnosis of Viral Syndrome. Patient then contacted our facility on 8/25/25 stating that she is still having a lot of pain in her arm where the vaccine was administered and that its red and swollen and painful to the touch in addition to itching to her chest and left leg. Patient was treated at urgent care for cellulitis of the left upper arm with a Kenalog and ketorolac injection, a 10 day course of Amoxicillin, Ibuprofen for pain and a LUE US was ordered to rule out Thrombophlebitis and DVT. A follow-up call was conducted by this writer and patient reports feeling a lot better, the pain has decreased and the redness is slowly going away.

Medical history

Hypertension, type 2 Diabetes mellitus

Other medications

Janumet 50mg-1000mg tab, Lisinopril 20mg,

Allergies

KNDA