Sex: U
Vaccine: VARZOS, VARZOS
Symptoms: Ophthalmic herpes zoster, Pain, Post herpetic neuralgia, Pruritus, Purpura
Clinical narrative: Suspected vaccination failure; shingles in ear; shingles in eye; Shingles; Rash/Excruciating pain with rash that dried,cracked and bled on my nose; Excruciating pain; postherpatic neuralgia; burning; itching; failed to vaccinate in a timely manner; flu like symptoms; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis.   Co-suspect products included Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis.   On an unknown date, the patient received the 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine and the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: Suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant), herpes zoster otitis externa (Verbatim: shingles in ear) (serious criteria GSK medically significant), ophthalmic herpes zoster (Verbatim: shingles in eye) (serious criteria GSK medically significant), shingles (Verbatim: Shingles), rash hemorrhagic (Verbatim: Rash/Excruciating pain with rash that dried,cracked and bled on my nose), pain (Verbatim: Excruciating pain), post herpetic neuralgia (Verbatim: postherpatic neuralgia), burning sensation (Verbatim: burning), pruritus (Verbatim: itching), influenza-like symptoms (Verbatim: flu like symptoms) and inappropriate schedule of vaccine administered (Verbatim: failed to vaccinate in a timely manner). The outcome of the vaccination failure and inappropriate schedule of vaccine administered were unknown and the outcome of the herpes zoster otitis externa, ophthalmic herpes zoster, shingles, rash hemorrhagic and pain were not reported and the outcome of the post herpetic neuralgia, burning sensation and pruritus were not resolved and the outcome of the influenza-like symptoms was resolved (duration 2 days).   It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, herpes zoster otitis externa, ophthalmic herpes zoster, shingles, rash hemorrhagic, pain, post herpetic neuralgia, burning sensation, pruritus and influenza-like symptoms to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine.     It was unknown if the company considered the vaccination failure, herpes zoster otitis externa, ophthalmic herpes zoster, shingles, rash hemorrhagic, pain, post herpetic neuralgia, burning sensation, pruritus and influenza-like symptoms to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine.   Additional Information: GSK receipt date 1 May 2024: This serious case was reported by a consumer via (social media) interactive digital media. The patient used to scoff at shingles commercial until he/she contracted shingles on the right side of my face on upper lip, nose, forehead, ear and nearly into eye. Excruciating pain with rash that dried, cracked and bled on my nose. It had been 14 months and the patient still suffer all day every day with PHN, postherpatic neuralgia, a burning itching condition that feels like being bitten by hundreds of ants. Knowing that up to nine percent of people have a recurrence of shingles. The patient got the two dose vaccine last month. Two days of flu like symptoms beats what he/she ended up with because the patient failed to vaccinate in a timely manner. The patient advised please get vaccinated. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure since the details regarding time to onset and laboratory confirmation of shingles was unknown.