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- Shingles - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash Shingles can occur anywhere on your body It typically looks like a single stripe of blisters that wraps around the left side or the right side of your torso Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox After you've had chickenpox, the virus stays in your body for the rest of your life
- Shingles vaccine: Should I get it? - Mayo Clinic
People who are age 50 and older should get this vaccine to prevent shingles
- Postherpetic neuralgia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Overview Postherpetic neuralgia (post-hur-PET-ik noo-RAL-juh) is the most common complication of shingles It causes a burning pain in nerves and skin The pain lasts long after the rash and blisters of shingles go away
- Shingles vaccine: Can I transmit the vaccine virus to others?
A shingles vaccine uses only part of the varicella-zoster virus, so you can't infect others
- For Some, Pain from Shingles May Linger and Become Long-term Condition
For Some, Pain from Shingles May Linger and Become Long-term Condition November 25, 2011 Dear Mayo Clinic: I have been diagnosed with shingles of the trigeminal nerve affecting my face How do I reduce the pain in my head and eye after having shingles? Answer: For most people, the pain from a case of shingles usually fades as the rash disappears But for some, the pain may linger and become a
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus) occurs when a shingles outbreak affects the facial nerve near one of your ears In addition to the painful shingles rash, Ramsay Hunt syndrome can cause facial paralysis and hearing loss in the affected ear Ramsay Hunt syndrome is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox After chickenpox clears up, the virus still lives in your nerves Years
- Shingrix and AFIB - Mayo Clinic Connect
In December 2019 I had severe facial shingle that took more than 8 months to be eradicated completely ( the tingling nerve in my left year could be controlled with Gabapentin for six months)
- Postherpetic neuralgia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
This complication of shingles can cause pain, itching and numbness long after the shingles rash clears Treatments can ease symptoms
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