Sex: F
Vaccine: VARZOS
Symptoms: Rash vesicular
Clinical narrative: rash like chicken pox, on trunk, thighs, face and feet / apply cream but it continues to spread; VERY itchy; chills; sore throat; heart issues, palpitations; eczema; This case was reported by a consumer via call center representative and described the occurrence of varicella-like rash in a 74-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis.   The patient's past medical history included chickenpox (as a child).   On an unknown date, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingrix. On an unknown date, unknown after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced varicella-like rash, itchy rash, chills, sore throat, palpitation and eczema. The patient was treated with ambiguous medication nos (Cortisone (Nos)) and calamine. On an unknown date, the outcome of the varicella-like rash and itchy rash were not recovered/not resolved and the outcome of the chills, palpitation and eczema were recovered/resolved and the outcome of the sore throat was unknown.   It was unknown if the reporter considered the varicella-like rash, itchy rash, chills, sore throat, palpitation and eczema to be related to Shingrix.  Additional details were provided as follows: The reporter was the concerned patient. The age at vaccination was not reported. Few weeks before the date of reporting, the patient received a dose of Shingrix. The reporter stated that she believed she had a very chicken pox like rash after getting her Shingrix. The reporter wanted to know if she could receive shingrix if she had not had chickenpox or was not sure if she has had Chickenpox. The reporter stated that her doctors did not agree on anything and she didn't know what to do. The reporter wanted to know if it could be chicken pox and if she was contagious and asked for guidance for stopping the itching. The reporter explained that the rash was very much like chicken pox rash, it started on her trunk and front of her thighs, it had spread up to her face and down to her feet over the weeks and it was very very itchy. The rash did not begin immediately after vaccination. The reporter stated that she was trying everything for the itch, cortisone, calamine, moisturizers, etc. The reporter wondered if the rash might be chicken pox although she did have it as a child. The reporter described that she got quite sick after the shot, she experienced chills, sore throat and the start of the rash. The reporter stated that the rash had continued but the other symptoms went away. Also, she had heart issues, palpitations, along with the other symptoms. The reporter informed that she was scheduled to see a cardiologist and had seen a dermatologist who thought she had eczema or perhaps ringworm, as there were some ringworm type rings, but it turned out, no ringworm. The reporter stated she just needed something to take with her, she was seeing doctors who were baffled. The reporter stated she did not know whether to assume if she was contagious or not. The reporter stated that she was just so frustrated and did not know if all this was connected to the vaccine or not. The reporter stated that she was afraid to get the second dose. The reporter stated that 3 different doctors didn't know what to tell her except to apply cream to the rash, but it continued to spread.; Sender's Comments:  US-GLAXOSMITHKLINE-US2021AMR257688:same patient