what should happen? that nurse or medical assistant should be retrained! other than the inflammation which is obvious there should be no long term residuals. i am a bit concerned that you may be having a lymphatic reaction (the red streak) so you medical provider needs to see this and make sure you do not have a secondary infection from this avoidable mistake. don't pay for this extra office visit either. you will still need a proper ppd (and it should be absolutely free! ) and if you need the pneumonia vaccine (administered properly of course) i would insist on a freebee as well.
what would happen is pneumona vac was injection into your arm when it should have been a ppd test? . i should have been given a ppd but i think the wrong bottle was picked up and i was given pneumonia vaccine. my arm has a red raised spot 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" in the area the "ppd? " was given. my arm is very sore. the area of redness is now going up above my elbow in a straight line.