I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my ...

Shingles typically start with tingly, prickly skin (I felt like I was getting a tattoo on my forehead) and develop into a painful, itchy red rash with fluid-filled blisters and scabs within one to ...

The location of the rash can vary depending on which spinal nerve root is affected. This is because each spinal nerve root—one on each side of the body—services a specific area of skin called a ...

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A few risk factors for developing PHN are: Being older Having a severe shingles rash that covers a large part of the skin Feeling pain in the early stages of a shingles infection A weak immune ...

What you can use to ease intertrigo symptoms depends on the extent of the skin irritation and the type of infection you have. Many clear up with topical or oral antibiotics along with low-potency ...

Medical News Today says that this simple method can make it easier to deal with itchiness that accompanies a shingles rash. Run cool water onto a cotton cloth, and apply it on skin as necessary.