Received Apr 9, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
one small spot of a sore one time; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of skin ulcer in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. Family history included shingles (Father and mother both get shingles multiply times) and skin ulcer (Father and mother bad with lots of sores). On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced skin ulcer (Verbatim: one small spot of a sore one time). The outcome of the skin ulcer was resolved (duration 1 week). It was unknown if the reporter considered the skin ulcer to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the skin ulcer to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 27-MAR-2025 The case was received from the patient via interactive digital media. The patient was reporter. The reporter saw his/her father and mother both get shingles multiply times, bad with lots of sores. The reporter got the vaccine a few years ago and had only had one small spot of a sore one time. The reporter had heard people say you only get it once, but he/she know his/her parents both suffered with them many times. The reporter had a place on his/her back about a couple inches round. Lasted about a week before going down. The reporter thought it was mostly from nerves because of some things going on at that time in their family life. It looked just like the multiple sores his/her parents had a few years earlier. The father of the reporter had them all around his midsection more than once. The last time the mother of the reporter had them it was in her hair and by her ear and almost to her eye. They were worried it might cause problems with her eyes. So the reporter had seen and tried to doctor them for his/her parents.; Sender's Comments: US-GSK-US2025AMR037427:same reporter different patient US-GSK-US2025AMR037429:same reporter different patient US-GSK-US2025AMR037427:same reporter different patient
Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Shingles (Father and mother both get shingles multiply times); Skin ulcer (Father and mother bad with lots of sores)