Age: 73.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: VARZOS
Symptoms: Injection site erythema, Injection site pruritus, Injection site swelling, Peripheral swelling, Pustule
Clinical narrative: pustules all over her head; scabbing, all over her head; bumps, all over her head; injection site area of her left arm became swollen; injection site area of her left arm became red,; injection site area of her left arm became slightly itchy; adverse reaction on her head looked like Folliculitis; Itchy arm/ head is very itchy; Red Arm; Swollen Arm; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via call center representative and described the occurrence of injection site swelling in a 73-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis.   The patient's past medical history included shingles.   On 19-AUG-2024, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingrix (left deltoid). In AUG-2024, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced folliculitis (Verbatim: adverse reaction on her head looked like Folliculitis), itchy upper limbs (Verbatim: Itchy arm/ head is very itchy ), erythema of extremities (Verbatim: Red Arm) and swelling arm (Verbatim: Swollen Arm). On 22-AUG-2024, the patient experienced injection site swelling (Verbatim: injection site area of her left arm became swollen), injection site erythema (Verbatim: injection site area of her left arm became red,) and injection site itching (Verbatim: injection site area of her left arm became slightly itchy). On 24-AUG-2024, the patient experienced pustular rash (Verbatim: pustules all over her head), scab (Verbatim: scabbing, all over her head) and local swelling (Verbatim: bumps, all over her head). The patient was treated with clindamycin. The outcome of the injection site swelling, injection site erythema and injection site itching were not reported and the outcome of the pustular rash, scab and local swelling were not resolved and the outcome of the folliculitis, itchy upper limbs, erythema of extremities and swelling arm were unknown.   It was unknown if the reporter considered the injection site swelling, injection site erythema, injection site itching, pustular rash, scab, local swelling, folliculitis, itchy upper limbs, erythema of extremities and swelling arm to be related to Shingrix.     It was unknown if the company considered the injection site swelling, injection site erythema, injection site itching, pustular rash, scab, local swelling, folliculitis, itchy upper limbs, erythema of extremities and swelling arm to be related to Shingrix.   Additional Information: GSK receipt date: 03-SEP-2024 The reporter was the patient that received her first dose of Shingrix and reported that the injection site area of her left arm became red, swollen and slightly itchy. The patient also reported that, she got bumps, scabbing, and pustules all over her head. The patient reported that her head is very itchy. The patient reported that these adverse events on her head have progressed and she did see her Primary Care Physician who told her the adverse reaction on her head looked like Folliculitis, and prescribed Clindamycin three times a day for seven days (unknown production information).  The patient reported that she had shingles on her right shoulder down to her fingers, mostly on her right hand, prior to receiving Shingrix (pre existing Shingrix), and she was still having an issue with this.  They have reported all that was provided about this adverse event. Consented to follow up.