Sex: M
Vaccine: VARZOS, VARZOS
Symptoms: Bladder catheterisation, Demyelination, Diplegia, Hypoaesthesia, Loss of personal independence in daily activities
Clinical narrative: first one arm went dead; both legs went paralyzed; arm and both legs went paralyzed; take meds for the ads which your product also caused; This serious case was reported by a consumer and described the occurrence of numbness of upper extremities in a 65-year-old male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) (batch number 5kk99, expiry date 29-OCT-2021) for prophylaxis.   On 21-OCT-2019, the patient received Shingrix. On 22-OCT-2019, 1 days after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced numbness of upper extremities (Verbatim: first one arm went dead) (serious criteria hospitalization), paralysis legs (Verbatim: both legs went paralyzed) (serious criteria hospitalization and GSK medically significant) and arm paralysis (Verbatim: arm and both legs went paralyzed) (serious criteria hospitalization and GSK medically significant). On an unknown date, the patient experienced demyelination (Verbatim: take meds for the ads which your product also caused) (serious criteria GSK medically significant). The outcome of the numbness of upper extremities was resolved and the outcome of the paralysis legs and arm paralysis were not resolved and the outcome of the demyelination was not reported.   It was unknown if the reporter considered the numbness of upper extremities, paralysis legs and arm paralysis to be related to Shingrix. The reporter considered the demyelination to be related to Shingrix.     It was unknown if the company considered the numbness of upper extremities, paralysis legs and arm paralysis to be related to Shingrix. The company considered the demyelination to be related to Shingrix.   Additional Information: GSK Receipt date: 29-FEB-2024 The reporter was a patient. The patient received Shingrix vaccine and experienced first one arm went dead, it recovered and then the other arm and both legs went paralyzed, got some arm action back, but hands still compromised. Patient was hospitalized for the one arm went dead, it recovered and then the other arm and both legs went paralyzed, got some arm action back, but hands still compromised. From the November 2019 patient received the medications for the acquired demyelination disease, which product also caused. Patient reported that company had been pathetic, made patient paralyzed. Patient's leg were useless and hands are very compromised, organs are all affected (pulse was 54 before, now it runs 75), patient need a caregiver. Patient had continuously spent money for caregiver, a machine to lift me into vehicle, two hoyer lifts, and others to do things patient always did before (mow, fix things around the house, snow removal,) patient need a caregiver to assist in bowel movements. Patient had to use a catheter. Patient could not clean in a bathroom and mess and attorneys, who admit liability, had been fighting off patient's attorney for three years now and annoying commercials keep harping, shingles did not care. Well, neither does GSK. Patient reported that company did not care about people injure. Patient was in excellent shape before crippled patient. The reporter requested to consent to follow-up.