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Report #2872920

Received Nov 14, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
69 yrs
State
NC
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Oct 31, 2025
Onset
Oct 31, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLU3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE)SANOFI PASTEUR1U8764ABIM / LA

Symptoms (4)

Injection site erythemaInjection site painInjection site swellingInjection site warmth

Symptom narrative

Patient stated they typically experience redness and swelling after vaccination, but this was significantly more than ever experienced. According to the patient, within 3 hours of vaccination the site was red, swollen, and tender. 24 hours after vaccination the area was very red and hot to the touch with redness from the top of the shoulder down to the elbow. Patient reports that the swelling was significantly greater, with a raised area roughly the size of the grapefruit, centered on the injection site. It was tender to the touch but not significantly painful. The redness and swelling have gradually gone down, with the redness being fully resolved for the first time today but swelling is still present. I felt the area of the patient's arm where she said the injection had occurred and noticed that the area was not hot to touch compared to the rest of her arm but there was still swelling present, with a golf ball sized nodule having formed at what could be the injection site.

Current illness

Not undergoing treatment for any acute illness.

Medical history

Rosacea, psoriasis, anxiety, GERD, Trochanteric bursitis in R and L hip, hypercholesterolemia, dorsalgia

Other medications

Gabapentin 400mg QPM, Omeprazole 40mg QD, Montelukast 10mg QD, Meloxicam 7.5mg BID, Citalopram 20mg QD

Allergies

NKA

Lab data

None