Shingles (herpes zoster) is a disease that occurs most commonly in the older population, causing a painful, red, blistery rash that typically presents on the face or side of the body. While the rash usually heals within two to four weeks, it can also cause long-term nerve damage and pain that can last for months …
We have had patients who’ve gotten a shingles vaccination and yet still had a shingles outbreak. We encourage them to come in quickly so that we can diagnose and treat the disease to help make sure it causes as little pain and discomfort as possible. But the point is, it’s more than disappointing when we …
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All of us who had the varicella-zoster virus (chicken pox) as children may remember how unpleasant it was. And we probably thought we’d paid our dues, so to speak, by suffering through the fever, itchy sores, even scars and secondary infections that were part of the chicken pox experience for many of us. But there’s …
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