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Report #2890846

Received Mar 26, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
54 yrs
State
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Mar 25, 2021
Onset
Mar 1, 2021
Days to onset
Hospital days

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA))MODERNA3017B21AIM

Symptoms (7)

ErythemaHeadachePain in extremityPeripheral swellingPyrexiaSkin discolourationSkin warm

Symptom narrative

it's warm to touch; right leg is swollen and whole right-side swells up. When right leg is very swollen, right arm is swollen and it's always swollen, but by the evening time because was on it, it's even more so. So yes, it's swollen right now; then at times, it gets red some, it gets discolored, adding it gets pinkish. Sometimes mild coloration like mild blue, but it's mostly like a reddish color; then at times, it gets red some, it gets discolored, adding it gets pinkish. Sometimes mild coloration like mild blue, but it's mostly like a reddish color; headache / started going up head through body, and then it went up to head; the worst pain in right leg / the pain started in the right of calf in front and then felt it like going up leg; fever; This spontaneous case was reported by a consumer and describes the occurrence of PAIN IN EXTREMITY (the worst pain in right leg / the pain started in the right of calf in front and then felt it like going up leg), SKIN WARM (it's warm to touch), PERIPHERAL SWELLING (right leg is swollen and whole right-side swells up. When right leg is very swollen, right arm is swollen and it's always swollen, but by the evening time because was on it, it's even more so. So yes, it's swollen right now), ERYTHEMA (then at times, it gets red some, it gets discolored, adding it gets pinkish. Sometimes mild coloration like mild blue, but it's mostly like a reddish color) and SKIN DISCOLOURATION (then at times, it gets red some, it gets discolored, adding it gets pinkish. Sometimes mild coloration like mild blue, but it's mostly like a reddish color) in a 54-year-old female patient who received mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (batch nos. 017B21A, 048B21A and 078J21A) for COVID-19 prophylaxis. The occurrence of additional non-serious events is detailed below. No Medical History information was reported. On 25-Mar-2021, the patient received first dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (Intramuscular use) 1 dosage form. On 21-Apr-2021, received second dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (unknown route) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form. On 14-Jan-2022, received third dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (unknown route) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form. In March 2021, the patient experienced PYREXIA (fever). On 25-Mar-2021, the patient experienced PAIN IN EXTREMITY (the worst pain in right leg / the pain started in the right of calf in front and then felt it like going up leg) and HEADACHE (headache / started going up head through body, and then it went up to head). On an unknown date, the patient experienced SKIN WARM (it's warm to touch), PERIPHERAL SWELLING (right leg is swollen and whole right-side swells up. When right leg is very swollen, right arm is swollen and it's always swollen, but by the evening time because was on it, it's even more so. So yes, it's swollen right now), ERYTHEMA (then at times, it gets red some, it gets discolored, adding it gets pinkish. Sometimes mild coloration like mild blue, but it's mostly like a reddish color) and SKIN DISCOLOURATION (then at times, it gets red some, it gets discolored, adding it gets pinkish. Sometimes mild coloration like mild blue, but it's mostly like a reddish color). In 2021, HEADACHE (headache / started going up head through body, and then it went up to head) and PYREXIA (fever) had resolved. At the time of the report, PAIN IN EXTREMITY (the worst pain in right leg / the pain started in the right of calf in front and then felt it like going up leg), SKIN WARM (it's warm to touch), PERIPHERAL SWELLING (right leg is swollen and whole right-side swells up. When right leg is very swollen, right arm is swollen and it's always swollen, but by the evening time because was on it, it's even more so. So yes, it's swollen right now), ERYTHEMA (then at times, it gets red some, it gets discolored, adding it gets pinkish. Sometimes mild coloration like mild blue, but it's mostly like a reddish color) and SKIN DISCOLOURATION (then at times, it gets red some, it gets discolored, adding it gets pinkish. Sometimes mild coloration like mild blue, but it's mostly like a reddish color) had not resolved. No concomitant medication was reported. Patient had no vaccines in the past 4 weeks. The patient got the Moderna vaccine originally back when it first came out and had symptoms since then. It happened literally within seconds of her taking the vaccine and probably it wasn't seconds, it was probably like a minute or two and had the same problem and was dealing with the same thing on the reporting day. It started on the first dose of vaccination injected in arm. Immediately when she sat down and it was like within minutes, she had the worst pain in right leg. The pain started in the right of calf in front and then felt it like going up leg. It started going up head through body, and then it went up to head. Patient had headache for 6 months, a fever for 4 months, the pain in leg to the reporting day. Patient's right leg was swollen and whole right-side swelled up. When her right leg was very swollen, her right arm was swollen and it was always swollen, but by the evening time because she was on it, it was even more so, it's swollen right now, then it's warm to touch, then at a times, it was getting red some, was getting discolored, adding was getting pinkish. Sometimes mild coloration like mild blue, but it was mostly like a reddish color. The patient never had anything happen prior to that, never in her life. The patient wanted to get better. This was painful. The patient was normally a very active person, and this was affecting her life now and she frustrated. The patient visited vein specialist. The patient gone to various specialist. It was unknown if the patient experienced any additional symptoms or events. No treatment information was provided.