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Is There A Chance Of Having Thrombocytopenia From A Shingles Vaccine?

Can you get thrombocytopenia from a Shingles vaccine? My husband had a normal platelet level in November and then recently had a severely low platelet level. Medications have all been the same. Only difference is the Shingles vaccine. YYYY@YYYY
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Hello,

Thank you for your question here at HealthCareMagic.

I understand your concern and I want to inform you that the Shingles vaccine can lead to some adverse effects and thrombocytopenia is not listed among one of them. There are some reports of Zostavax vaccine leading to thrombocytopenia but currently we need more proof and clinical studies to affirm that for sure.

In other words your husband's thrombocytopenia may be linked to the Shingles vaccine but we do not know for sure at the moment.

Meanwhile please do not worry as this is a transitory effect and the platelet count will rise to its normal value in around 2-4 weeks if we were talking about minor thrombocytopenia from the start. I recommend another platelet count after 1 month just for your psychological comfort.

I hope my answer helped you. Do not hesitate to reply if you have further questions,

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Is There A Chance Of Having Thrombocytopenia From A Shingles Vaccine?

Hello, Thank you for your question here at HealthCareMagic. I understand your concern and I want to inform you that the Shingles vaccine can lead to some adverse effects and thrombocytopenia is not listed among one of them. There are some reports of Zostavax vaccine leading to thrombocytopenia but currently we need more proof and clinical studies to affirm that for sure. In other words your husband s thrombocytopenia may be linked to the Shingles vaccine but we do not know for sure at the moment. Meanwhile please do not worry as this is a transitory effect and the platelet count will rise to its normal value in around 2-4 weeks if we were talking about minor thrombocytopenia from the start. I recommend another platelet count after 1 month just for your psychological comfort. I hope my answer helped you. Do not hesitate to reply if you have further questions, Best Regards,