Age: 12.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: HEPA
Symptoms: Skin discomfort, Skin disorder, Skin irritation, Skin test, Temperature intolerance
Clinical narrative: This spontaneous report as received from a consumer (mother) refers to her daughter a 12 years old female patient. The patient was vaccinated with VAQTA on 2001 (Lot#/EXP#, dose/frequency, route and duration were unspecified). No other co-suspects were reported. No concomitant medications were reported. The patient's mother stated that, on 2001 while on VAQTA, the patient experienced red itchy bumps near her navel on the skin covering her stomach, her shoulders were currently curved, she couldn't eat fish, tomatoes or strawberries and she was very temperature sensitive. The patient had sought medical attention via visiting several doctors. No lab Diagnostics Studies performed and No treatment information was reported. The outcome was reported as not recovered/not resolved. Additional information was received on 18JUL2012 from a consumer's mother regarding her daughter, who was vaccinated with VAQTA in 2001 (discrepancy dates, also reported NOV2002) and on 23APR2003. The mother reported patient immunization history as the following: diphtheria toxoid, pertussis acellular vaccine (unspecified), tetanus toxoid (DEC1999, MAR2000, MAY2000 and FEB2001), MMR (FEB2001, JUN2005), VARIVAX (MercK) (FEB2001), hepatitis B virus vaccine rHBsAg (MAR2000, MAY2000, NOV2000), ROTATEQ (MAY2001), poliovirus vaccine inactivated (unspecified) (DEC1999), MAR2000, MAY2000, JUN2005), Hib conj vaccine (unspecified carrier) (DEC1999), MAR2000, MAY2000, FEB2001) an a skin test on 06OCT2006. On 24OCT2001, she was treated with BENADRYL for her "nickel skin condition." On 23APR03, patient had her yearly physical and mother was informed that second dose of VAQTA was due. The mother reported that she was not aware that the VAQTA would cause nickel skin condition to swell up into red cluster bumps, start attacking the side and back parts of her calves. Mother was informed that bumps were called Nickel and the physicians treated her with BENADRYL and triamcinolone cream. The mother reported that the Nickel diagnosis became highly irritated when she received her VAQTA. The physician changed skin condition from Nickel to eczema. In 2005 she would pull out her hair on the left side of her head by her ear. In SEP2006, the cluster of bumps became dark red and started to hurt the patient. The patient was taken to the Urgent Care Unit and the mother was told patient's condition was eczema. 04OCT06, the eczema became infected and was treated with hydroxyzine syrup, cephalexin susp and triamcinolone ointment. The mother reported the following complaints experienced by her daughter: the sun hurts her head when outside playing and severe headache, overheat her skin making her very uncomfortable. The bright for flashing light hurts her eyes causing headache, the cold ache her bones, any medical service with x-ray or injections of pharmaceutical drugs caused her to pull her hair away from the left side of her head. Every other month she is stricken with head cold, severe headache and inflamed throat. She has allergy to food and fruits including fish, shell fish, milk, cheese, chocolate, tomatoes, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, lemon and oranges. Allergy to latex gloves and perfumes burn at her skin. Additional information has been requested.