Sex: U
Vaccine: VARZOS, VARZOS
Symptoms: Ear pain, Headache, Herpes zoster, Herpes zoster oticus, Hodgkin's disease
Clinical narrative: I am currently going through shingles. I had all the vaccines for shingles in 2019/ suspected vaccination failure; mine started with my left ear; went through Hodgkin lymphoma; Shingles. They keep spreading and I have them on my right arm also; Headaches are the worse. My head hurt so bad.; itching; Both my ears hurt; without the vaccine I would be in so much more pain; perforated ear drum; scratching inside my ear with finger nails and my throat and around my nose and mouth; scratching inside my ear with finger nails and my throat and around my nose and mouth; This case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of suspected 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, unknown after receiving Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (serious criteria GSK medically significant), herpes zoster otitis externa (serious criteria GSK medically significant), hodgkin's lymphoma (serious criteria GSK medically significant), shingles, headache, pruritus, ear pain, pain, perforated eardrum, throat irritation and scratch. The patient was treated with paracetamol (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil), non-drug therapy (Cold Compress), acetic acid (Vinegar) and antipruritics nos (Unknown Anti-Itch Cream). On an unknown date, the outcome of the vaccination failure, herpes zoster otitis externa, hodgkin's lymphoma, headache, pruritus, ear pain, pain, perforated eardrum, throat irritation and scratch were unknown and the outcome of the shingles was not recovered/not resolved.   It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, herpes zoster otitis externa, hodgkin's lymphoma, shingles, headache, pruritus, ear pain, pain, perforated eardrum, throat irritation and scratch to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine.  Additional details were provided as follows: The patient self-reported this case. The age at vaccination was not reported. The patient received all the vaccines for shingles in 2019. The patient stated that the headaches were the worse and then the itching and the patient could not think his/her head hurts so bad. After vaccination the patient get shingles on left ear and were spreading, and the patient had shingles on right arm as well and both ears were hurt. The patient had perforated ear drum from scratching inside ear with fingernails and throat and around nose and mouth. The doctor stated that, without the vaccine would be in so much more pain and the patient could not imagine worse than it was. The patient had Hodgkin lymphoma two years ago from the date of reporting. The patient tried all the anti-itch creams available. Took Tylenol and Advil but nothing seems to help. The Cold compressive with vinegar helps with itching some but nothing lasts for more than an hour or two. The follow-up would not possible as no contact details were available. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure since the details regarding time to onset and laboratory confirmation of shingles were not provided