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This is VAERS ID 300082

(NOTE: This result is from the 12/8/2009 version of the VAERS database)

Event Details

VAERS ID:300082 (history)  Vaccinated:2007-05-21
Age:73.0  Onset:2007-05-21, Days after vaccination: 0
Gender:Female  Submitted:2007-12-14, Days after onset: 207
Location:Unknown  Entered:2007-12-17, Days after submission: 3
Life Threatening? No
Died? No
Permanent Disability? No
Recovered? No
ER or Doctor Visit? Yes
Hospitalized? No
Previous Vaccinations:
Other Medications: Zoloft
Current Illness: Urinary tract infection
Preexisting Conditions: Lung neoplasm malignant
Diagnostic Lab Data: Unknown
CDC 'Split Type': WAES0712USA01656
Vaccination
Manufacturer
Lot
Dose
Route
Site
VARZOS: ZOSTER (ZOSTAVAX)MERCK & CO. INC.0623F UNUN
Administered by: Other     Purchased by: Other
Symptoms: Activities of daily living impaired, Aphasia, General physical health deterioration, Immunisation reaction, Rash, Systemic lupus erythematosus rash, Weight decreased
SMQs:, Anaphylactic reaction (broad), Hyperglycaemia/new onset diabetes mellitus (broad), Systemic lupus erythematosus (narrow), Dementia (broad), Guillain-Barre syndrome (broad), Noninfectious encephalitis (broad), Noninfectious encephalopathy/delirium (broad), Conditions associated with central nervous system haemorrhages and cerebrovascular accidents (broad)
Write-up: Information has been received from a consumer concerning her 73-year-old mother who has constant urinary tract infections and a history of lung cancer in 2005 (at that time she had about 16 to 18 chemo sessions) who on 21-May-2007 was vaccinated with a dose of zoster vaccine live (Oka/Merck) (lot #652966/0623F). The daughter seems to think that the physician did not tell her mother she should not get the shot. The patient''s cancer is now in remission. Concomitant therapy included sertraline HC1 (Zoloft). Around late June or July the patient developed a rash that "kept growing up her arm". She went to the dermatologist and they thought she was having a reaction to the vaccine. They did a biopsy and found out that it was lupus. The physician gave the patient medication that would make her get severe headaches, nausea and diarrhea (medication was not specified). The patient has been deteriorating ever since. The patient has been in and out of the hospital weeks at a time. She was doing okay and feeding herself and walking and talking and now has lost a lot of weight, can not feed herself and does not talk. At the time of the report the patient''s status was not recovered. A product quality complaint was not involved. No further information is available.

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