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PLEASE HELP!!!
I got these rash-like bumps maybe 5 days ago on my side. At first I thought it was a bug bite and I scratched it for a couple days when I absolutely couldnt hold back and now Im thinking its not a bite. It looks like a welt-like rash. I dont have any allergies and havent eaten or done anything differently. this morning i woke up feeling like I am sick and throughtout the day I feel like I have a hot fever then it goes down. I am tripping! someone help me please!!! hope the pics help..
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello,
People who have been vaccinated against chickenpox are less likely to get shingles because the weak, strain of virus used in the chickenpox vaccine is less likely to survive in the body over decades. But a definitive answer to the question of whether shingles can occur later in life in a person vaccinated against chickenpox can only be provided when enough data have been gathered over the next several decades. It is not available right now.
However from the symptoms other viral rashes and viral fever causing hives also needs to be ruled out.
I hope it helps. Take care and regards.
People who have been vaccinated against chickenpox are less likely to get shingles because the weak, strain of virus used in the chickenpox vaccine is less likely to survive in the body over decades. But a definitive answer to the question of whether shingles can occur later in life in a person vaccinated against chickenpox can only be provided when enough data have been gathered over the next several decades. It is not available right now.
However from the symptoms other viral rashes and viral fever causing hives also needs to be ruled out.
I hope it helps. Take care and regards.
I greatly apprectiate the response! I have never had the chicken pox before and received vaccinations for it not sure if thats why I never got them. Do you still think its shingles??
Thank you!!
Thank you!!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello,
From your symptoms the possibility of shingles needs to be ruled out. Shingles occurs in people who have had chickenpox and represents a reactivation of the dormant varicella-zoster virus. The first sign is usually a tingling feeling, itchiness, or stabbing pain on the skin. After a few days, a rash appears as a band or patch of raised dots on the side of the trunk or face. The rash develops into small, fluid-filled blisters which begin to dry out and crust over within several days. When the rash is at its peak, symptoms can range from mild itching to extreme and intense pain.
I sincerely suggest you to get it examined from a dermatologist and get it evaluated.
I hope it helps. Take care and regards.
From your symptoms the possibility of shingles needs to be ruled out. Shingles occurs in people who have had chickenpox and represents a reactivation of the dormant varicella-zoster virus. The first sign is usually a tingling feeling, itchiness, or stabbing pain on the skin. After a few days, a rash appears as a band or patch of raised dots on the side of the trunk or face. The rash develops into small, fluid-filled blisters which begin to dry out and crust over within several days. When the rash is at its peak, symptoms can range from mild itching to extreme and intense pain.
I sincerely suggest you to get it examined from a dermatologist and get it evaluated.
I hope it helps. Take care and regards.
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