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. 2022 May 15;4:ojac047. doi: 10.1093/asjof/ojac047

Table 2.

Injection Site Reactionsa

ISR Overall incidence, n (%) Overall severity, n (%) Duration, day 1 injection, n (%) Duration, day 14 injection, n (%)
Mild Moderate Severe ≤14 d ≥15 d ≤14 d ≥15 d
Swelling 56 (98.2) 14 (24.6) 25 (43.9) 17 (29.8) 55 (96.5) 1 (1.8) 11 (100) 0 (0.0)
Firmness 52 (91.2) 25 (43.9) 20 (35.1) 7 (12.3) 48 (84.2) 4 (7.0) 9 (81.8) 0 (0.0)
Tenderness 47 (82.5) 27 (47.4) 19 (33.3) 1 (1.8) 47 (82.5) 0 (0.0) 10 (90.9) 0 (0.0)
Lumps 45 (78.9) 24 (42.1) 14 (24.6) 7 (12.3) 34 (59.6) 11 (19.3) 4 (36.4) 0 (0.0)
Redness 44 (77.2) 27 (47.4) 14 (24.6) 3 (5.3) 43 (75.4) 0 (0.0) 6 (54.5) 0 (0.0)
Pain 43 (75.4) 32 (56.1) 10 (17.5) 1 (1.8) 42 (73.7) 0 (0.0) 7 (63.6) 0 (0.0)
Bruising 32 (56.1) 17 (29.8) 12 (21.1) 3 (5.3) 32 (56.1) 0 (0.0) 3 (27.3) 0 (0.0)
Discoloration 17 (29.8) 14 (24.6) 3 (5.3) 0 (0.0) 17 (29.8) 0 (0.0) 2 (18.2) 0 (0.0)
Itching 12 (21.1) 11 (19.3) 1 (1.8) 0 (0.0) 10 (17.5) 0 (0.0) 2 (18.2) 0 (0.0)

ISR, injection site reaction.

aN = 57 for day 1 injection and N = 11 for day 14 injection; all subjects reported at least 1 ISR following each injection.