Age: 37.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Herpes zoster, Rash, Rash pruritic, Skin burning sensation
Clinical narrative: a spot on his right back that really itched and turned into a burning sensation; a spot on his right back that really itched and turned into a burning sensation; spot on his left stomach; may be shingles outbreak; This is a spontaneous repot from a contactable consumer reported for himself. A 37-year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection), dose 1 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Deltoid Left on 13Aug2021 17:20 (Batch/Lot Number: EW0172) as dose 1, single (age at vaccination 37-year-old) for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included fibromyalgia from Apr2016 to an unknown date, osteoporosis from Dec2018 and ongoing, osteoarthritis from Apr2019 and ongoing, secondary adrenocortical insufficiency from Jul2020 to an unknown date , coeliac disease from Jun2016 to an unknown date , sleep apnoea syndrome from Apr2016 to an unknown date , neuropathy peripheral from Apr2016 to an unknown date , hyperlipidaemia from Jul2011 to an unknown date , hypertension from Jan2016 to an unknown date , obesity from Feb2018 to an unknown date , migraines from 1993 to an unknown date, vestibular migraine from Apr2016 to an unknown date, somatic pain disorder from 2011 to unknown date, chronic tendonitis from 2017 to unknown date, low Vitamin D from Jan2016 to unknown date, insulin resistance from Jan2016 to unknown date, ANA from Apr2020 to unknown date, Hep C from Jul2021 to unknown date, major depressive disorder from 2001 to unknown date, panic disorders from 2001 to unknown date, borderline personality disorder from apr2018 to unknown date. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. On unspecified date, the patient experienced a spot on his right back that really itched and turned into a burning sensation, spot on his left stomach, may be shingles outbreak. Caller states he was calling about the Pfizer covid vaccine and states he was torn on whether he should report this at all but took the 1st shot on 13Aug2021 at 5:20pm and woke up on Sunday and at 11:00am on Sunday had a spot on his right back that really itched and turned into a burning sensation and on Monday he woke up to another spot on his left stomach and it is doing the same thing. He had a hard time going to the HCP because the urgent cares were full and he was scared to go to the hospital; states his symptoms are like shingles and he did not want covid and shingles at the same time in regards to going to the hospital. He did a telehealth and they took photos and verified they did think this was shingles and it was rare to have it on both sides of the body because you normally have shingles on one side; states he was given Valtrex and the shingles has responded and he is getting some better and has been on the Valtrex a day now and by taking Valtrex it was clearing up the shingles so he verifies it may be shingles outbreak. He had other health conditions and they may be pretty serious to include and are as follows: secondary adrenal insufficiency diagnosed Jul2020 like the sister disease of Addison's where his adrenals do not work; celiac disease diagnosed Jun2016; obstructive sleep apnea diagnosed Apr2016; idiopathic peripheral neuropathy diagnosed Apr2016; mixed hyperlipidemia and had another test for that way back in Jul2011; high blood pressure diagnosed Jan2016; obesity with his weight; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease diagnosed Feb2017; history of migraines that began in 1993; vestibular migraines of the inner ear that began Apr2018; HSV2 diagnosed Oct2018; GERD diagnosed Oct2019; IBSD diagnosed Apr2016; somatic pain disorder called somatic symptom disorder technically started in 2011 but was not diagnosed until Mar2021; chronic tendonitis in his wrists and feet diagnosed in 2017; low Vitamin D diagnosed Jan2016; insulin resistance diagnosed Jan2016; ANA positive with 1:80 ratio and it has been higher than that diagnosed in Apr2020; antibodies positive for Hep C in 07Jul2021 but his viral load was undetected and it was like he had it and it cleared on it was own with medication; complex PTSD diagnosed Aug2017; major depressive disorder diagnosed around 2001; panic disorders diagnosed around 2001 and borderline personality disorder diagnosed Apr2018. States for his Pfizer COVID vaccine 1st dose his patient card has the lot EW0172 or the last character is the letter Z; states his patient card does not have the NDC or expiry date written on it. The spots were present but improved and he took Valtrex 1 gram tablets started at 9:30pm last night and takes one tablet three times per day by mouth. The outcome for all events was unknown.   Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.