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I AM A 62 YEAR OLD FEMALE IN GOOD HEALTH, EXCEPT FOR AN ITCHY RASH THAT JUST STARTED AS OF YESTERDAY, 10-9-16. A FEW SMALL AREAS ON MY LEGS AND ARMS WERE I SCRATCHED HAVE DEVELOPED "HIVE-LIKE BUMPS". I AM APPLYING "CALAHIST" TO THESE AREAS AND IT SEEMS TO HELP. I AM ALMOST POSITIVE THAT IT IS "NOT" A POISON IVY RASH, BUT I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE "SHINGLES". ABOUT A YEAR AGO I RECEIVED THE VACCINATION FOR SHINGLES. CAN A PERSON GET A MINOR CASE OF SHINGLES EVEN IF THEY HAVE HAD THE VACCINE??? THANKS, STEPHANIE M. 10-10-16
Fri, 14 Oct 2016
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