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Report #2861096

Received Sep 24, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
45 yrs
State
MT
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Aug 24, 2021
Onset
Sep 15, 2021
Days to onset
22
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA))MODERNA2——

Symptoms (6)

Biopsy skin abnormalDermatitisRashRash macularRash pruriticTransient acantholytic dermatosis

Symptom narrative

I had my first Moderna shot on 7/27/2021 with no reactions. 2 weeks(ish) after my second Moderna shot I started getting an itchy, splotchy rash on my torso, upper arms and thighs. I pointed it out to my dermatologist at an appointment on 10/12/2021. They said it was an unspecified dermatitis and treated with a cream. The cream didn't make a difference, and we revisited it a year later on 10/14/2022. Same diagnosis (unspecified dermatitis), but I had read about Grover's Disease brought on by the Moderna Covid 19 shot. Research says Grover's Disease is generally found in middle aged men and "usually" clears itself up in 3-5 years. We decided to wait another year and see how things progressed.

Current illness

None

Medical history

None

Other medications

Levothyroxine

Allergies

Demerol

Lab data

On 10/20/2023 the dermatologist did a biopsy, and the results came back positive as Grover's Disease. The splotchy, itchy rash still hasn't cleared up.