COVID arm that appeared in the contralateral upper extremity after mRNA-1273 booster inoculation

Tomomi Sanomachi; Hitomi Sumiyoshi Okuma; Kan Yonemori

doi:10.1007/s13691-023-00598-7

COVID arm that appeared in the contralateral upper extremity after mRNA-1273 booster inoculation

Int Cancer Conf J. 2023 Feb 20;12(3):216-219. doi: 10.1007/s13691-023-00598-7. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Authors

Tomomi Sanomachi¹, Hitomi Sumiyoshi Okuma¹, Kan Yonemori¹

Affiliation

¹ 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan Department of Medical Oncology, Department of International Clinical Development, Clinical Research Support Office, National Cancer Center Hospital.

Abstract

We report the findings of a 60-year-old female patient with metastatic breast cancer who presented with severe edema and neuralgia in the contralateral arm after receiving the third COVID-19 vaccine dose. The patient did not report any reaction to the first two doses of the BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine. However, after a booster dose with the mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine, the patient developed a high fever persisting for one week after the shot, and sequential severe swelling, inflammation, and pain in the contralateral arm lasting for three weeks.

Keywords: COVID arm; Remote location; mRNA-1273 booster inoculation.

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