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Report #2864083

Received Oct 7, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
69 yrs
State
—
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Sep 4, 2021
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA))MODERNAUNK040C21AIM / LA

Symptoms (1)

Vaccination site discolouration

Symptom narrative

"very dark discoloration" in her left arm, right in the vaccination area/It's got very, very dark. And it hasn't gone away; This spontaneous case was reported by a consumer and describes the occurrence of VACCINATION SITE DISCOLOURATION ("very dark discoloration" in her left arm, right in the vaccination area/It's got very, very dark. And it hasn't gone away) in a 69-year-old female patient who received mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (batch nos. 040C21A and 040D21A) for COVID-19 prophylaxis. On 04-Sep-2021, the patient received dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (Intramuscular use) 1 dosage form. On 02-Oct-2021, received dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (unknown route) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form. In 2021, the patient experienced VACCINATION SITE DISCOLOURATION ("very dark discoloration" in her left arm, right in the vaccination area/It's got very, very dark. And it hasn't gone away). At the time of the report, VACCINATION SITE DISCOLOURATION ("very dark discoloration" in her left arm, right in the vaccination area/It's got very, very dark. And it hasn't gone away) had not resolved. Relevant Medical History (vaccines within the past 4 weeks, medical conditions) was reported as none. No concomitant medication was reported. The patient had developed a very dark discoloration in her left arm, right in the vaccination area after receiving her COVID-19 doses in 2021. When COVID just came about, the patient had 2 shots of the Moderna, and the arm was black to this day. It got very, very dark, and it hadn't gone away. It was unknown if the patient experienced any additional symptoms/events. No treatment medication was reported. The reporter causality was not reported.