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Report #2842904

Received Jun 11, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
51 yrs
State
CA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
May 12, 2025
Onset
May 1, 2025
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS14h79yIM / LA
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1UNKIM / LA

Symptoms (3)

Rash maculo-papularRash pruriticVaricella

Symptom narrative

doctor told her that she ‘most likely has chicken pox/suspected chickenpox; bumps/spots, she indicated they look like mosquito bites and continued to grow and; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via call center representative and described the occurrence of chickenpox in a female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. Concomitant products included magnesium hydroxide (Magnesium), colecalciferol (Vitamin D), oenothera biennis, vitamin e nos (Evening Primrose Oil) and colecalciferol, nicotinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, retinol, riboflavin, vitamin b1 nos (Multivitamin). On 12-MAY-2025, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingrix (intramuscular use, left deltoid). In MAY-2025, between 1 and 2 months after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced itchy rash (Verbatim: bumps/spots, she indicated they look like mosquito bites and continued to grow and). On an unknown date, the patient experienced chickenpox (Verbatim: doctor told her that she ‘most likely has chicken pox/suspected chickenpox). The outcome of the chickenpox was not reported, and the outcome of the itchy rash was unknown. It was unknown if the reporter considered the chickenpox and itchy rash to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the chickenpox and itchy rash to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 02-JUN-2025 Patient had some questions about side effects/bumps and asked if she should get the 2nd vaccine. She provided further information, she got Shingrix shot 1 on May 12th. Around May 20th she developed the bumps/spots, she indicated they look like mosquito bites and continued to grow and itch. They asked the patient/reporter where on her body the bumps are and she said they are everywhere from legs, in butt crack, on back, on breasts, from shins to head. As of Saturday May 31st, they stopped growing but every bump was still itching. She indicated that her doctor did not know what was causing the bumps and prescribed an unspecified topical steroid cream which did not work. Her son's doctor told her that she most likely has chicken pox. This case is linked with case US2025068863, reported by the same reporter.; Sender's Comments: US-GSK-US2025068863:SAME REPORTER

Other medications

MAGNESIUM; VITAMIN D NOS; Evening primrose oil; MULTIVITAMIN