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Report #2876858

Received Dec 8, 2025

Office visit
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
65 yrs
State
KY
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Oct 23, 2025
Onset
Nov 1, 2025
Days to onset
9
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
RSVRSV (AREXVY)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1E75E5IM / RA
TDAPTDAP (BOOSTRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS15N9L9IM / RA

Symptoms (2)

Injection site discolourationInjection site necrosis

Symptom narrative

Patient came to pharmacy to show us that she had a vaccine reaction and a necrotic wound was in place of the vaccines she received and is going to wound care now. When the spot appeared about 1 week after vaccination, she saw her PCP and was given an antibiotic (doxycycline). She has since finished that antibiotic and the wound had turned black. She was then referred to wound care at the hospital. She showed me pictures of the wound on her phone from then and how it looked after wound care today and was improving. Patient had requested the vaccines both be given in her right arm since she had gotten her flu shot at her PCP office that morning. She received a Tdap and RSV vaccine in the same arm, approximately 1.5 inches apart and in 2 separate barriers for vaccines. All precautions and PPE measures were followed at time of vaccination. Informed patient I would report to VAERS, describing it as a necrotic wound as the tissue was black in the center and approximately 1 inch wide and 2.5 inches long.

Current illness

N/A

Medical history

N/A

Other medications

Rosuvastatin 10mg, Pantoprazole 40mg twice daily, Levocetirizine 5mg, Monteleukast 10mg, Colestipol 1gm, Cartia XT 240mg daily, Co-Q10 100mg caps once daily, Vit C 2000mg daily, Vitamin D3 5000Units daily, Vitamin B-12 100mcg daily, magnesi

Allergies

Codeine, certain adhesive tapes

Lab data

Pt has been treated at wound care and is still undergoing that treatment.