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Report #2892466

Received Apr 11, 2026

Office visit
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
56 yrs
State
MA
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Feb 18, 2026
Onset
Feb 21, 2026
Days to onset
3
Hospital days

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
PNC20PNEUMO (PREVNAR20)PFIZER\WYETHUNK

Symptoms (10)

Blood culture negativeChest X-ray normalChest painChillsElectrocardiogram normalFull blood count normalMetabolic function test normalPain in extremityPeripheral swellingPyrexia

Symptom narrative

She was given a pneumococcal vaccine on her left deltoid during her annual physical. A week later, she presented to the clinic with symptoms of fever, chills, swelling, and pain in the left arm, along with some left-sided chest pain. Workup including blood work, CBC, CMP was unremarkable. Blood cultures x2 were negative. EKG and chest x-ray all came back negative. She was prescribed a course of antibiotics and a taper of prednisone. She reports that her symptoms have improved since then.

Current illness

none

Medical history

Hypercholesteremia Endocrine and Metabolic Hyperthyroidism Graves disease Pre-diabetes Class 1 obesity with serious comorbidity and body mass index (BMI) of 34.0 to 34.9 in adult Neuro S/P carpal tunnel release Carpal tunnel syndrome of left wrist Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Lactose intolerance Genitourinary and Reproductive Dense breast Heme Onc FH: breast cancer Infectious Diseases Herpes progenitalis

Other medications

meloxicam 15 mg tablet Take 1 tablet by mouth once daily as needed . Take with food. Diclofenac Sodium 1 % Gel Apply 4 grams to the affected area as instructed up to four times daily - no more than 16 g/day. Dispense OTC if lowest cost for

Allergies

Doxycycline Erythromycin-intolerance [Other] Penicillins ShellfishHives Sulfa (Sulfonamide Antibiotics)

Lab data

She was given a pneumococcal vaccine on her left deltoid during her annual physical. A week later, she presented to the clinic with symptoms of fever, chills, swelling, and pain in the left arm, along with some left-sided chest pain. Workup including blood work, CBC, CMP was unremarkable. Blood cultures x2 were negative. EKG and chest x-ray all came back negative. She was prescribed a course of antibiotics and a taper of prednisone. She reports that her symptoms have improved since then.