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Report #2835418

Received Apr 9, 2025

Office visit
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
63 yrs
State
OH
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Apr 29, 2024
Onset
May 6, 2024
Days to onset
7
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1xk5hcIM / LA

Symptoms (2)

RashRash pruritic

Symptom narrative

New onset rash on face reported at PCP visit 5/6/24- small round raised area on right cheek area some itching, pcp notes state patient was weeding leading up to rash and pcp did not document rash may be related to vaccine that was given the week prior- however, patient believes they may be related. Rash treated with 6 day oral course of medrol dose pack and then a week later given clobetasol propionate cream 0.05% applied twice daily. Office visit 6/4/24 reports rash present on left side upper back that has been present for a week and patient indicated she had been working in her yard. Once again, no mention in pcp documentation that this may have been caused by vaccine; ketoconazole cream 2% once daily started.

Current illness

patient was weeding and doing work outside in yard leading up to rash

Medical history

anxiety, pinhole leak in valve in heart, hearing loss, allergic rhinitis, tobacco dependence, bronchitis, hyperlipidemia, trigger finger

Other medications

unknown compliance but medication list included benzonatate, simvastatin, calcium, cetirizine, cyclobenzaprine, albuterol, nabumetone, aspirin, acetaminophen, melatonin, tobradex eye drops, lamictal, vistaril, gabapentin, flonase nasal spra

Allergies

seasonal allergies only

Lab data

n/a