Shingles Community

WELCOME TO THE SHINGLES COMMUNITY: This Patient-To-Patient Community is for discussions relating to Shingles such as: Causes, Chicken Pox, Complications, Diagnosis, Medications, Prevention, Prognosis, Research, Risk Factors, Self Care, Symptoms Tests, Treatment, Vaccines, Varicella Zoster Virus, VZV and Warning Signs.

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I have some non itchy , painless dots developed at abdomen and inner thigh

P1kc

Non itchy Painless Blisters kind dots on inner thigh

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On Anti Virals. Still Getting new Burning Pain 5 days later.

Beck22

Hello! I am 18 years old and was Diagnosed with Shingles on June 22nd after noticing the rash on my back. Since I started taking valacycl...

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shingles?

maureen820

I have a group of blisters on the palm of one hand and some angry red streaks going up my arm and up to my neck. Also the arm is very pai...

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More about shingles?

maureen820

This is Maureen again, just asked another shingles question. I have had genital herpes for many years and often get such pain in my but...

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Do shingles ever erupt on the head and scalp

Jancol6

I have these itchy painful bumps on my scalp. They start out tiny but itch, then get squishy and very painful, like bee stings. The sca...

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Can a rash with no pain be shingles?

Cjj4

Husband got a rash two months ago that did not ooze or hurt (just some light itching). Just before Thanksgiving his rheumatologist too...

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Shingles in patient.

Gergem

Hallo, Im a 21 years old health worker . One of my patients have shingles (herpes zoster) and I’m 100 percent sure that I had chickenpo...

Has anyone else had reoccurring Shingles episodes?

Pdjones21

I had my first attack of Shingles at age 58. I had blisters in my mouth on the left side only, and my primary said it was canker sores. T...

Shingles treatment?

JaneWoods

I have had shingles, I had the spots in 2 places. I did not go to the doctors for a week, thinking it would go away, it didn't it got wor...

Shingles, pityriasis rosea, and rosacea

kitty126

I have had shingles, pityriasis rosea, and most recently developed severe rosacea on my face. I'm an otherwise healthy 22 year old female...

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Will the rash spread before it finally goes to the next phase?

JenC1

Diagnosed with shingles Wednesday night - went to doctor same day symptoms started as they were significant. Started Valtrex. Have bumps ...

Possible misdiagnosis?

Jswan87

I was recently at my local docs office due to a rash I developed on the left side of my face, particularly close to the jaw line. It star...

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