Report #2860150

Received Sep 20, 2025

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Overview

Sex: Male
Age: 58 yrs
State: MA
Recovered: Unknown
Vaccinated: Sep 13, 2025
Onset: Sep 20, 2025
Days to onset: 7
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
VARZOS	ZOSTER (SHINGRIX)	GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS	1	—	IM / LA

Symptoms (5)

Injection site reactionInjection site warmthRash erythematousRash papularRash pruritic

Symptom narrative

Patient noticed a rash at the vaccination site that first appeared 1 week after receiving the vaccine. He describes the rash as red, slightly itchy, and slightly raised and warm, but not swollen or painful. He also does not have a fever at the time of reporting. He did not notice any rash or local reaction before today. His wife drew a circle around the rash for monitoring purposes. I advised him to take cetirizine, then call his doctor if the rash does not improve or gets worse.

Current illness

None known

Medical history

Psoriatic arthritis

Other medications

Humira, lisinopril, atorvastatin

Allergies

No known allergies