Shingles
What is Shingles
Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful, blistering 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, but could appear anywhere on the skin.
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. Years later, the virus may reactivate as shingles.
Shingles isn’t life-threatening. But it can be very painful. Vaccines can help lower the risk of shingles. Early treatment may shorten a shingles infection and lessen the chance of complications. The most common complication is postherpetic neuralgia. This is a painful condition that causes shingles pain for a long time after your blisters have cleared.


Shingles Medications and Vaccines
The shingles vaccine offers protection against the virus, so it’s worth getting the vaccine if you’re not immune to shingles or if you’ve had the shingles vaccine in the past and have had a good response. There are a variety of medications and treatments available for shingles, so it’s important to find the right one for you. Medications can help reduce pain and itching, while creams or gels can help reduce inflammation.
If you are experiencing any synptoms it is important to seek medical advise and treatment as soon as possible. Contact Clear Choice Dermatology for an appointment today.
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