VAERS Explorer
Back to explore

Report #2869215

Received Oct 28, 2025

HospitalizedER / ED visit
A note on interpretation. VAERS reports are unverified and may be incomplete or coincidental. A report does not establish that a vaccine caused an event, and counts should not be used to calculate incidence or infer causation. Full disclaimer

Overview

Sex
Male
Age
49 yrs
State
WA
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Sep 17, 2025
Onset
Sep 18, 2025
Days to onset
1
Hospital days
6

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLU3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLUCELVAX)SEQIRUS, INC.1948401IM / LA

Symptoms (10)

AngiogramAngiogram abnormalBursitis infectiveCellulitisDebridementIncisional drainageInflammationJoint swellingPeripheral swellingRash

Symptom narrative

received annual flu shot at my employment, upper arm had large amount of swelling for a week after flu shot, more so then in previous years, a week after upper arm swelling improved my elbow had significant swelling causing severe bursitis and cellulitis tracking from my wrist all the way up my arm to arm pit, with septic bursitis forming requiring ER visit, inpatient hospitalization and eventually surgical debridemnet of septic bursitis with drainage of fluid and IV antibiotics for two weeks.

Current illness

head cold a few weeks before vaccination, but. back to usual state of health at time of vaccination

Medical history

ashtma, eosiniphillic esophagitis, arthritis, GERD, insomnia

Other medications

protonix, albuterol, fluticasone, ambien, Celebrex

Allergies

cipro

Lab data

10/7/2025 instructed to go to emergency room by one of my orhtopeadic surgeon collegues due to rapidly progressing bursitis and cellulitis, CT angio showed infection not inside elbow joint but limited to bursa, trial of inpatient IV antibiotics for 3 days, the discharged from hospital on oral antibiotics for a week, two days later developed increased swelling of bursa and new rash formed around site of inflammation and swelling, was instructed to return to ER and get admitted for surgical debridement of the bursitis, surgery occured on 10/12/25 then stayed in hospital until 10/14/25 then discharge home on antibiotics for a week post operatively.