Sex: M
Vaccine: VARZOS
Symptoms: Computerised tomogram thorax abnormal, Feeling abnormal, Hyperhidrosis, Laboratory test normal, Loss of consciousness
Clinical narrative: I experienced a pulmonary embolism about four weeks after getting the injection I've been doing tests and they found nothing wrong with me so it was definitely the injection that cost me to have a Clo; blood clot in my lungs; Sweating; Passed out; almost died; This serious case was reported by a consumer and described the occurrence of pulmonary embolism in a 55-year-old male patient who received Herpes zoster (Zoster vaccine) for prophylaxis.   Concomitant products included apixaban (Eliquis).   On 06-DEC-2022, the patient received the 2nd dose of Zoster vaccine. On 31-DEC-2022, 25 days after receiving Zoster vaccine, the patient experienced pulmonary embolism (Verbatim: I experienced a pulmonary embolism about four weeks after getting the injection I've been doing tests and they found nothing wrong with me so it was definitely the injection that cost me to have a Clo) (serious criteria hospitalization, GSK medically significant and clinically significant/intervention required), pulmonary thrombosis (Verbatim: blood clot in my lungs) (serious criteria hospitalization and GSK medically significant), sweating (Verbatim: Sweating) (serious criteria hospitalization), passed out (Verbatim: Passed out) (serious criteria hospitalization and GSK medically significant) and near death experience (Verbatim: almost died) (serious criteria hospitalization and GSK medically significant). The outcome of the pulmonary embolism and passed out were resolved and the outcome of the pulmonary thrombosis, sweating and near death experience were not reported.   The reporter considered the pulmonary embolism and pulmonary thrombosis to be related to Zoster vaccine. It was unknown if the reporter considered the sweating, passed out and near death experience to be related to Zoster vaccine.     The company considered the pulmonary embolism and pulmonary thrombosis to be related to Zoster vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the sweating, passed out and near death experience to be related to Zoster vaccine.   Additional Information: GSK Receipt date: 09-AUG-2023 The reporter reported about himself, he passed out and he came to all his vitals were fine. Just sweating profusely took him to the hospital could not from that out of you. Nothing was wrong with him. Then he needed to get some kind of answer after CAT (Computerised tomogram) scans ultrasound they found that he had a blood clot in his lungs, so he had a pulmonary embolism.  He experienced a pulmonary embolism about four weeks after getting the injection he had been doing tests and they found nothing wrong with him, so it was definitely the injection that cost him. it was December 31 of 2022 that this took place he almost died he had gone through months and months of testing.  They found nothing wrong with him that caused him to get this clot.  The only conclusion was he had the injection done the beginning of December and now because they could not get a determined answer, he had to be on the rest of his life. The reporter consented to follow up.