Sex: M
Vaccine: DTAP, HPVX, MEN
Symptoms: Strawberry tongue, Streptococcus test negative, Swelling face, Viral infection
Clinical narrative: This spontaneous report was received from a consumer via company representative identified from social media refers to a male patient of unknown age. The patient's current condition, historical condition, drug allergies, historical drugs and concomitant medications were not reported. On 17-JAN-2018, the patient was vaccinated with GARDASIL (dose, unit, route, frequency not reported) (expiration date and lot number not specified) or GARDASIL 9 (dose, unit, route, frequency not reported) (expiration date and lot number not specified), meningococcal vaccine (unspecified) and diphtheria toxoid, pertussis acellular vaccine (unspecified), tetanus toxoid vaccine as prophylaxis. On 29-JAN-2018 (exactly 12 days later), the patient had a small rash on his face. By 14 days (31-JAN-2018) post vaccine, his face was so swollen that he was unrecognizable to family. The patient had consulted a pediatrician on 03-FEB-2018. After negative Strep & Flu test, her diagnosis was a virus. The following day, he was much worse and so they went back to the Pediatricians office. By this time the reporter had recalled the vaccines and had started thinking that this was a reaction. The rash had started on his face, lower abdomen near his privates and left arm where he had gotten the injection (injection site rash). Pediatrician had sent to hospital emergency room (ER) thinking he needed lab test. At ER the attending doctor looked at the patient and without any kind of lab work, urine test, anything and diagnosed as Poison Oak (contact dermatitis). The patient was prescribed steroids and was sent home. The swelling in his face started to go down and clear up but the rash continued to spread despite her cleaning and bleaching anything that could've come in contact with poison oak. Pediatrician was visited on Friday (02-FEB-2018) where the doctor on call, another old man. He called it Contact Dermatitis and dismissed anything I had to say about the vaccines. On 03-FEB-2018 (Saturday), the patient's mother noticed his tongue. Strawberry tongue is a reaction of an allergic reaction but not a contact reaction. This further confirmed the vaccine theory as strawberry tongue can be caused by a reaction to medicine. On Sunday (04-FEB-2018), the rash was still spreading and had another strep test just to further rule out Scarlets Fever and get another set of eyes on him. It was starting to spread to his palms where Friday's doctor said contact dermatitis wouldn't go. The physician assistant (PA) instantly said it must be Hand, Foot & Mouth disease because only that and Herpes would spread to his palms. After showing the pic of the patient, the PA agreed that it was not hand foot & mouth disease. The patient's mother told her about the vaccines and the PA agreed that all signs pointed to the vaccines. On 07-FEB-2018, she started detoxing him. She wanted to labs and blood work to be done that day which were supposed to be done a week ago. The outcome of the events was unknown. The reporter considered the events to be related to all the suspected vaccines. The events contact dermatitis, generalized rash, injection site rash and swelling face were considered to be serious due to hospitalization.