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Best Treatment For Shingles Rash

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Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

Traviling from home. Need topical dressing for possible shingles . Rash below breast and increasing around side to back. Painfull like a bad sunburn . ???? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

I have been diagnosed with shingles . I seem to have it over my scalp , on both sides of my head. The left side is more painful, but I can also feel it on my right side. I also have a rash on my neck ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

like a Shingles rash below the scratches. Would all these rashes be part of the Shingles? The long ... the Shingles and only a few very tiny blisters and the rash itches. The doctor said... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Zotaj Antoneta MD

I had the Shingles rash run from the right calf up my leg and across my thigh and lower back. The ... discomfort in my left leg and I need to use both hands to lift my self. I am 88 years old. Does... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Zotaj Antoneta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

I was diagnosed on week ago with Shingles . My medicine that was prescribed just ran out. Why did the Doctor only prescribe medication for one week as she said it would take two weeks to get rid of it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Shinas Hussain MD

I have been applying salt water compresses to my mothers shingles rash. What are the chances of getting shingles myself? I had chickenpox in my childhood. Should I get the shingles vaccine. Will... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

hi doctor. I was diagnosed with the shingles rash a day ago but two days prior the rash was ... rash/blisters are popping up! ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Rachana Goswami MD

Diagnosed with shingles on left back and abdomen on Jan 8th. RX for 1000 mg acyclovir 3 x day for 7 days. 3 weeks later I noticed a bulge at my waist under the healing shingles rash. Bulge is only ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rachana Goswami ( Dentist)
Dr. Mbuomboh Veranso MD

old male. Is this normal. Prior to eruption of shingles rash I had lab studies (chem panal, CBC, Lyme ...Been diagnosed with mild case of shingles and treated with Valtrex. Skin erosions healed but... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mbuomboh Veranso ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Tripat Mehta MD

I expect the shingles rash to last? ...I was diagnosed with shingles on Monday, one spot on my forehead. I began taking Valtrex Monday ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tripat Mehta ( Ayurveda Specialist)