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Report #2864065

Received Oct 7, 2025

Life-threateningHospitalizedER / ED visitOffice visit
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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
83 yrs
State
OH
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Oct 1, 2025
Onset
Oct 6, 2025
Days to onset
5
Hospital days
1

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLU3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE)SANOFI PASTEURUNKU8764DBIM / RA

Symptoms (1)

Platelet count decreased

Symptom narrative

Patient had platelet lab drawn on 9/29/25 and 517,000 was the result. He got the flu vaccine only on 10/1/25. On October 6, 2025 when he got his next platelet count it was 33,000. On 10/7/25 it went to 1 platelet and he is in the hospital on steroids and going to be given platelets.

Current illness

history of low platelets

Medical history

history of low platelets, thyroid, diabetes, cholesterol, heart, prostate, not sure why on pramipexole.

Other medications

levothyroxine, metformin, metoprolol, simvastatin, tamsulosin, lisinopril, pramipexole, vitamin c, vitamin b complex, folic acid, ocuvite, gold vitmin with vitamin k , N-Plate shot when needed

Allergies

none

Lab data

10/6/25 platelet count 33,000 10/7/25 platelet count 1 (information came from his wife)