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1. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › shinglesShingles - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Aug 20, 2022 · 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.

2. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › shinglesShingles - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

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   Aug 20, 2022 · Health care providers usually diagnose shingles based on the history of pain on one side of your body, along with the telltale rash and blisters. Your health care provider may also take a tissue sample or culture of the blisters to send to the lab.

3. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › postherpetic-neuralgiaPostherpetic neuralgia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Feb 10, 2023 · 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. The risk of postherpetic neuralgia rises with age.

4. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › shinglesShingles treatment: Does alcohol use affect therapy?

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   Jun 30, 2023 · Generally, it's best to avoid alcohol during shingles treatment. Shingles (herpes zoster) is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. An episode of shingles usually heals on its own within a few weeks.

5. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org › discussion › mayo-clinic-q-and-a-shingles-not-just-aMayo Clinic Q and A: Shingles — not just a band of blisters

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   Nov 28, 2022 · The shingles rash commonly occurs on one side of the torso. It often appears as a band of blisters that wraps from the middle of the back to the breastbone, following the path of the nerve where the virus has been dormant. However, the rash can occur around one eye, or on the neck or face.

6. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › ramsay-hunt-syndromeRamsay Hunt syndrome - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Oct 12, 2021 · 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.

7. www.mayoclinic.org › drugs-supplements › valacyclovir-oral-routeValacyclovir (oral route) - Mayo Clinic

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   Feb 1, 2024 · Valacyclovir works best if it is used within 48 hours after the first symptoms of shingles or genital herpes (e.g., pain, burning, or blisters) begin to appear. For recurrent outbreaks of genital herpes, valacyclovir works best if it is used within 24 hours after the symptoms begin to appear.

8. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › shinglesShingles vaccine: Should I get it? - Mayo Clinic

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   Jan 6, 2024 · The most common side effects of a shingles vaccine are headaches and pain, soreness, swelling and itching where the shot was given. On white skin, the area might look red. On Black or brown skin the redness might be harder to see.

9. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org › discussion › shingles-not-just-a-band-of-blistersShingles: Not Just A Band of Blisters - Mayo Clinic News Network

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   Apr 1, 2015 · The shingles rash commonly occurs on one side of the trunk of your body. It often appears as a band of blisters that wraps from the middle of your back around one side of your chest to your breastbone, following the path of the nerve where the virus has been dormant.

10. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org › discussion › treating-or-preventing-pain-after-shinglesTreating (or Preventing) Pain after Shingles - Mayo Clinic News...

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    Oct 29, 2013 · Early antiviral drug treatment of shingles, within the first 72 hours of the rash's appearance, reduces the risk of postherpetic neuralgia by 50 percent. Shingles typically starts with pain, itching and tingling in an area where the rash will develop in a matter of days.