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Report #2857122

Received Sep 5, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
44 yrs
State
NY
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Nov 30, 2021
Onset
Feb 1, 2025
Days to onset
1159
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH3330308DIM / LA

Symptoms (14)

Anti-thyroid antibody increasedAntibody test negativeAutoimmune thyroiditisBlood thyroid stimulating hormone normalC-reactive protein increasedImpaired work abilityIron deficiencyLoss of personal independence in daily activitiesPainPalpitationsPolymyalgia rheumaticaRed blood cell sedimentation rate increasedSARS-CoV-2 antibody test positiveThyroxine free decreased

Symptom narrative

pt has had 3 covid vaccines and has never had covid infection to her knowledge (nucleocapsid antibody is also negative) Spike protein antibody level is very high still nearly 3.5 years after last covid vaccination. She has always been healthy all her life, took no medicines, exercised daily. Diagnosed in March 2025 with polymyalgia rheumatica, autoimmune thyroiditis and iron deficiency of unknown cause. PMR is very rare, nearly unheard of in her age group. Rheumatology confirmed. Patient is now suffering from chronic pain, is on chronic prednisone, thyroid medicine, daily iron and cannot activity like she used to. this has affected her day to day activities and work significantly. She has most recently presented with new palpitations and is being referred to cardiology. Patient feels the 3 MRNA covid vaccines she had in 2021 have contributed to her new health conditions.

Current illness

None

Medical history

None prior to vaccination

Other medications

None

Allergies

None

Lab data

Spike antibody level >2500, nucleocapsid ab level negative, crp 56, esr 70, tsh 9.79, thyroid antibodies high, free t 4 low, ferritin 7