Shingles: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment - Patient
Jan 22, 2024 — Shingles that affects the eye or ear. A poorly functioning immune system (immunosuppression - see later for who is included). Shingles that affects any parts of the body apart from the trunk (that is, shingles affecting an arm, leg, neck, or genital area). Moderate or severe pain. Moderate or severe rash.
Is this shingles without a rash? Worried | Shingles | Forums - Patient
Dec 16, 2017 — The burning pain on the skin, wrapping around the back to the chest, one-sided, and fatigue are classic Shingles. You certainly can have Shingles without the rash. It is called Zoster Sine Herpete. Many Physicians are abysmally ignorant about the disease, the diagnosis, the accompanying symptoms,the treatment, and the management.
Shingles without the rash | Shingles | Forums - Patient
Jan 4, 2014 — It is difficult to test for Herpes Zoster via blood work. Without the rash, testing for the antibodies IgG only tells you you have had the varicella virus, chicken pox, shingles, or now, been vaccinated. You can still have a "negative " result and have shingles as the timing of the test is wrong or other factors.
34 with mild Shingles, no pain, weird? | Shingles | Forums - Patient
Sep 11, 2014 — Apparently it's "unheard" of in young people (I'm 34) unless we're immune compromised, but reading other young, healthy people on here who have had Shingles is a big relief! My outbreak was kind of strange.. on my upper butocks, a small, isolated area with maybe a dozen blisters. Mild itching, almost zero pain, scabbed over and healed in less ...
Shingles | Infections | Forums - Patient
shingles behind right eye, forehead , scalp and now PHN for 2 1/2 yrs , when will it go By denise20040 Last reply 15 months ago
Postherpetic Neuralgia | Symptoms and Treatment - Patient
Oct 15, 2020 — Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a nerve pain (neuralgia) that persists after a shingles rash has cleared. If your pain from shingles goes but then returns at a later date, this too is called PHN. Shingles is an infection of a nerve and causes a typical rash. It is caused by the chickenpox (varicella-zoster) virus. About 1 in 5 people have ...
Shingles | Doctor - Patient
Jan 22, 2024 — Shingles is caused by the human herpesvirus-3 (HHV-3). Primary shingles infection usually occurs in childhood, producing chickenpox (varicella) although it can be subclinical. After this, the virus lies dormant in the sensory nervous system in the geniculate, trigeminal or dorsal root ganglia. It may lie dormant for many years, kept in check by ...
Exhausted post shingles | Shingles | Forums - Patient
Mar 12, 2015 — Exhausted post shingles. Posted 9 years ago, 107 users are following. MsM81. I was diagnosed with shingles 2 weeks ago. Compared to some, it was a mild case with just a small rash on my back. I caught it early and was given antibiotics which I finished last week. The rash has pretty much cleared but now I have overwhelming bouts of fatigue.
Internal shingles .... 3 drs now said NO ???? | Shingles | Forums
"Shingles is practically synonymous with the word “rash.” In fact, a blistering red rash that begins a few days after the onset of pain is one of the classic symptoms that clinches the diagnosis. But sometimes shingles presents without a rash, a condition called zoster sine herpete (ZSH), and it’s important to know how to identify and ...
Shingles - Where do you feel the symptoms? | Shingles | Forums
Aug 8, 2015 — Thanks for your message. Thankfully yes my shingles has completely cleared. It lasted about 2 weeks. The ear pain is gone as well as the rash on my left side butt, leg, and foot. I'm pretty sure it was shingles because all of the symptoms were …