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Report #2865820

Received Oct 14, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
FL
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH4——

Symptoms (2)

AnonychiaErythema

Symptom narrative

redness in the finger nail bed/she still has redness over each cuticle bed; lost all 10 finger nails; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP from medical information team. A 72-year-old female patient received BNT162b2 (COMIRNATY), in 2022 as dose 4 (booster), single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Comirnaty (DOSE 1, SINGLE), for COVID-19 immunisation; Comirnaty (DOSE 2, SINGLE), for COVID-19 immunisation; Comirnaty (DOSE 3 (BOOSTER), SINGLE), for COVID-19 immunisation. The following information was reported: ERYTHEMA (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "redness in the finger nail bed/she still has redness over each cuticle bed"; ANONYCHIA (non-serious), outcome "recovered", described as "lost all 10 finger nails". Additional information: Caller stated that she has received 4 of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines in which her last one received was in 2022. Caller stated that she "lost all 10 finger nails, however they have came back over a period of 2 years, but she still has redness over each cuticle bed". Caller stated "it doesn't hurt and she doesn't have a medical problem, but it's very obvious to see". Caller stated that there isn't any infection or anything there. Caller stated that she has been to her general practitioner, dermatologist and allergist in which no infection was found, but they do not know how to treat it. Caller stated she saw an online study that spoke about the covid vaccine causing nail psoriasis. Caller asked if Pfizer has figured out how to treat redness in the finger nail bed. Questioned upon referring to HCP for treatment recommendations, caller stated "they can't fix something that they don't know how to fix. That's not helpful". Responded that referred to HCP for treatment recommendations. Batch/lot number is not provided, and it cannot be obtained.