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

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May 5th, 12:00 AM

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.

 

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