Sex: M
Vaccine: VARZOS
Symptoms: Back pain, Dyspnoea, Headache, Injected limb mobility decreased, Injection site abscess
Clinical narrative: pain in hand/pain in arm; body pain; heard a whistling sound in his ear.; breathing problems/shortness of breath; vision problems; Generalized pruritus; feels like something in the throat; pain in hand; pain in head; upper back pain; neck pain; shoulder pain; could not move his hand; This case was reported by a consumer via call center representative and described the occurrence of injection site pain in a 68-year-old male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis.   In May 2019, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingrix. On 10th July 2019, less than a day after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced pain in hand, headache, upper back pain, neck pain and shoulder pain. In July 2019, the patient experienced injected limb mobility decreased. On an unknown date, the patient experienced injection site pain, general body pain, ear noises, difficulty breathing, abnormal vision, generalized pruritus and lump feeling in throat. On an unknown date, the outcome of the injection site pain, ear noises, abnormal vision, pain in hand, headache, upper back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, generalized pruritus, lump feeling in throat and injected limb mobility decreased were unknown and the outcome of the general body pain was not recovered/not resolved and the outcome of the difficulty breathing was recovered/resolved.   It was unknown if the reporter considered the injection site pain, general body pain, ear noises, difficulty breathing, abnormal vision, pain in hand, headache, upper back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, generalized pruritus, lump feeling in throat and injected limb mobility decreased to be related to Shingrix.  Additional information received were as follows: The case US2019126010 was found to be duplicate of case US2019126012. Hence case US2019126012 would be deleted and all the information of this case will be added in case US2019126010 which is the case of record for this patient. The age at vaccination was not reported. In the 2nd week of May 2019, the patient received Shingrix on left arm. Less than a day after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced pain at the injection site, which one week later spread throughout the body. Less than a year after receiving Shingrix, the patient also experienced breathing problems, vision problems and heard a whistling sound in his ear. In the morning one day before the reporting date, the patient experienced pain in his left hand, left shoulder and upper back, neck and head. Less than a day after receiving Shingrix, the patient could not move his left hand and had pain in the left arm and shoulder. The patient stated that he experienced this pain off and on since the 1st day that he received the vaccine. The patient stated that he had also developed itching all over the body and pain in the back of the head. The patient stated that he experienced shortness of breath and that had resolved, however now each morning, he feels like there is something in his throat. The patient said that he reported his side effects to the pharmacy manager and she called Glaxosmithkline. The reporter was unable to locate a case history for that call as he could only provide a first name and attempted to call the pharmacy manager during the call with the patient but she was not available. The reporter documented what I could understand. It was extremely difficult to understand the patient due to a language barrier. The reporter cannot clarify any information reported from the patient and documented what he could understand.  The reporter requested to contact the pharmacy manager for follow up. The patient stated that the pharmacist reported this to Glaxosmithkline, however, adverse event report could not be located and patient did not have the pharmacist's full name. The reporter consented to follow up.