I have worked with docs for 20 years and I do not know what it is but I have seriously had some very strange things and it is very easy to get when you are working around all different kinds of germs and diseases. I had gotten shingles which is very very contagious at the hospital from a patient when I worked there. They should be able to tell if you have it or not with a titer test. The i in titer sounds like eye.
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Rashless shingles is possible especially since you feel a change in the texture of the skin. However, the treatment is same—antivirals along with something for pain and local applications. If you have taken all these and still have no improvement, then yes, you need to reevaluate the cause. It could be rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, H pylori infection, hypothyroidism—and many other causes which can cause localized pains with rash like condition. Take care!
Did your doctor give you any creams to put on this rashless shingles?