Date of Presentation
5-5-2022 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
We report the case of a 38-year-old male physician who was vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine. He experienced arm pain and swelling on the vaccinated arm as well as systemic symptoms, including fever, chills, headache and weakness. The systemic symptoms improved after the use of oral prednisone. A review of the literature on the COVID vaccine is presented.
Keywords
COVID-19, Coronavirus Infections, Vaccines, Injection Site Reaction, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Disciplines
Biological Phenomena, Cell Phenomena, and Immunity | Infectious Disease | Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Pharmaceutical Preparations | Preventive Medicine | Virus Diseases
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Biological Phenomena, Cell Phenomena, and Immunity Commons, Infectious Disease Commons, Internal Medicine Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Pharmaceutical Preparations Commons, Preventive Medicine Commons, Virus Diseases Commons
Case Report: COVID Arm (COVID Vaccine Arm)
We report the case of a 38-year-old male physician who was vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine. He experienced arm pain and swelling on the vaccinated arm as well as systemic symptoms, including fever, chills, headache and weakness. The systemic symptoms improved after the use of oral prednisone. A review of the literature on the COVID vaccine is presented.