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Report #2866329

Received Oct 16, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
85 yrs
State
MA
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Sep 19, 2025
Onset
Sep 19, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLU3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE)SANOFI PASTEURUNKU8830BAIM / RA

Symptoms (9)

ChillsFatigueImmediate post-injection reactionInjected limb mobility decreasedInjection site painPainPain in extremityPyrexiaSensory disturbance

Symptom narrative

Immediate: pain and unusual sensation at injection site - described as "feeling of fluid moving across my chest". Later that evening: severe fatigue, fever, chills, bodyaches. Persistently over past 3 weeks - severe right arm pain and ROM limitation

Current illness

No acute illnesses other than worsening of conditions described below

Medical history

Medically complex with severe back pain at baseline, interstitial lung disease with fibrosis, macular degeneration, IBS, hypertension, ASCVD, hypothyroidism, and history of breast cancer and colon cancer. Also has a history of SIBO, positive ANA of unclear significance, and rotator cuff disease in the contralateral shoulder

Other medications

Tylenol, albuterol, vitamin D, vitamin B12, gabapentin, levothyroxine, metoprolol, multivitamin, oxycodone, pantoprazole, triamterene-HCTZ, AREDS vitamins. Also had aflibercept intravitreal injection the previous day.

Allergies

Numerous - has reported allergic reactions to meperidine, cephalosporins. Has also reported GI and itching reactions with opioids but she does take oxycodone at baseline. Numerous other environmental allergies including animal dander, mold, adhesive. Food allergies to avocados, melons, shellfish, bony fish.

Lab data

None - sent to ED to rule-out ACS but they felt she did not warrant the work-up.