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Report #2855663

Received Aug 26, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
—
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
May 21, 2025
Onset
May 22, 2025
Days to onset
1
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1UNK—

Symptoms (8)

ErythemaEye pruritusMalaiseNauseaPruritusPyrexiaSwellingSwelling of eyelid

Symptom narrative

itchy eyes; Fever; nausea; felt like I got hit by a bus; swollen shut eyes; Red, itchy spots everywhere; swollen spots everywhere; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer and described the occurrence of eye swelling in a 54-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. On 21-MAY-2025, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingrix. On 22-MAY-2025, 1 days after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced eye swelling (Verbatim: swollen shut eyes), itchy rash (Verbatim: Red, itchy spots everywhere) and generalized swelling (Verbatim: swollen spots everywhere). On an unknown date, the patient experienced eye pruritus (Verbatim: itchy eyes), fever (Verbatim: Fever), nausea (Verbatim: nausea) and feeling abnormal (Verbatim: felt like I got hit by a bus). The patient was treated with cetirizine hydrochloride (Zyrtec). The outcome of the eye swelling, itchy rash and generalized swelling were not resolved and the outcome of the eye pruritus, fever, nausea and feeling abnormal were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the eye swelling, itchy rash, generalized swelling, eye pruritus, fever, nausea and feeling abnormal to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the eye swelling, itchy rash, generalized swelling, eye pruritus, fever, nausea and feeling abnormal to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 28-JUL-2025 Patient went to the physician after the first shot and was given zyrtec and a cream for the itching. She used ice on her eyes, which had become itchy and swollen shut. She was absolutely miserable. After the first shot, she had a fever, nausea, and felt like she had been hit by a bus. She developed red, itchy, swollen spots all over her body, even her eyes swelled shut. The symptoms were not treated.