Does shingles rash spread

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Typically how long does shingles spread? Is it too late for anti-virals? Is there any problem with using anti-itch lotions? Calomine, Aveeno, Oatmeal baths?

I went to an urgent care clinic and they diagnosed it a shingles based on that it was only on the left side of my body and the rash was very extensive. They did no culture the lesions. I really do not have any risk for HSV. I have been with the same women for the last 6 years and the only concern we had was HPV. She had it when we first met and I may have had a wart frozen off a few months ago with no return. Is it possible the diagnosis was incorrect?

i have had a pain on my side for over a month no rash doctor says shingles it goes from my mid back around to the front below my rib cage now it has spread straight across my back and around the other side. i took anti viral medicine as soon as i stopped pain was right back it never really left.helps with pain killers codeine and topical patch helps a little very bad pain sometimes also feels like its a hollo feeling numbness. will this ever go away?does anyone have any suggestions..

I went to an Urgent Care Clinic and he diagnosed it as Herpes Zoster and prescribed Valtrex 1g 3 times a day. Over the next few days the rash spread down to my mid thigh and on to the top of my penis shaft. The rash has remained only on the left side of my body. Since the rash spread onto my penis I have become very worried about it being actual Genital Herpes.

Yes, it's the common herpes mediciation but what most people don't know is that chicken pox and shingles and a form of herpes. Don't worry though it's not an STD. You can get shingles from being in contact with someone with the chicken pox, or in my case a tramatic experience followed by extreme stress. I wouldn't take ssomething that wasn't prescribed. I would ask the doc about valtrex asap! Don't scratch and no hot baths or shower, it will spread.

Does touching the blister and then touching your face spread the rash? # 2 Does touching the blister and then touching anything else contaminate the object - (glass - plate ect.) so that someone could get chickpox.?

Shingles is Herpes Zoster.. CHICKENPOX virus , as califia stated... You can only get shingles if you have had chickenpox.. onc who has never had chickenpox cannot get shingles.. after you pox is cleared up, the nasty little virus lies dormant in your system.. just sleeping away until the host ( you) is ubder extreme staress or your immune system is under severe stress and terribly weak with no reserves. the the buggar rears its ugly head..

Hi about a year ago I had shingles on my chest and arms, it went away but now i have a rash in the groin area, it seems to be spreading. i walk a lot and the rash itches so bad. also on one arm it seems to be a spot like i had with shingles. My question is does shingles show up in groin area? I takw a lot of vit c and d can a over dose of vitamins bring on a rash?

Hello, From the symptoms it can be contact dermatitis, eczema or granuloma annulare. It does not sound like shingles to me which presents as painful itchy blisters on the chest and back. It is characterized by round bump or rash appearing on the joints or back of hands. No treatment is required and it may go on its own. Severe cases may need steroids, non-steroid topical anti-inflammatory creams such as tacrolimus, cryotherapy, laser treatment or UV light therapy.

In shingles, is there always a rash? And are there very mild rashes sometimes, but considerable pain? I have been having pain, sharp and stabbing sometimes, but skin that feels like it is burned. I have a few small blisters on my back under the shoulder blade, then one under my right breast, and one on my nipple. They have been there for about a week, and are itchy, sore and red at times. But I am having pain that comes and goes in the band between the back and around to the breast.

12/2/05 I just got diagnosed with zoster sin herpete. Basically, shingles without a rash. It does exist. Please check some of sites on the Internet. I was amazed at how many sites there were. I have had to do my own research. Hope your health imporves.

When the breastbone rash immerged he found it unusual that shingles would return so soon but again he prescribed the same anti-viral and this time he prescribed an anti-fungal cream Keto- something or other. It kept it from spreading but it did not take it away. Then within the last two months the brownish spots and lines around the waist band and other parts not in contact with elastic have developed. The 1st dermatologist assured me it wasn't cancer or pre-cancerous liasons.

I am a 30 year old male and roughly 2 years ago was diagnosed and treated for a spot on my inner thigh as being a sore caused by shingles. The rash did not spread and soon disappeared although I have felt an "odd" feeling of numbness in that area ever since. Roughly a month ago, the same area began to feel increasingly more uncomfortable and soon appeared much redder and began to itch and hurt again.

My brother has a very red, burning, itchy rash on his chest, and has spread to the neck, sholder, and upper back. He completed several chemo-therapy treatments, 6 months ago. He says it is very painful also, and at times has what he calls "cramps" around the left and right chest(not at the same time). He sometimes runs a fever, but it has not been measured, to know how high it is at those times. It does not have "blisters.

All I can find is that women who are pregnant don't get shingles and stay away from anyone with shingles. Hello I have shingles!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know but Ima lose my mind. The doc said this could last 6 to 8 weeks...this isn't fun yall. I don't know what to do???????????????????????????????

It does look like a shingles rash my husband had. Definitely take her in as it can get very painful. Many years ago before there were treatments available, my grandfather couldn't work for a year because of a bad case of shingles. Another great reason to give kids a Chicken Pox vaccine!

I thought at first it was an allergic reaction, but it's been over a week, and the rash is spreading. My doctor says it may be a form of Rosacea, but I've never been diagnosed. She also prescribed me a cream called Triamcinolone Acetonide, and it does help, but very little. What is this? When will it go away?

Its i guess on the band but the bumps arent red or blistering and dont hurt, well not to the extent i've heard shingles does. I went to see a doc today and he thinks it could be a contact dermatitis but told me to comeback if the bumps spread to the sides of my body. The bumps itch at times and sometimes feel burny but i've heard that the same can happen from a contact. LIke i said its been like a week and the rash has not spread. I also had a mild upset stomach but its getting better.

I can't see my dermatologist for another 4 weeks. About 4 days after noticing the rash, it has started to spread. Every day I have a couple more bumps on various parts of my body - 5 at the hollow of my throat, 3 on the back of my lower neck, two on one breast, two below the other breast, 3 on my belly, two by my right elbow, one on the right side of my neck, one on the back of my right arm.

She had fooled around with a guy only two weeks or less before the shoulder rash appears but says she does not believe he had any cold sore and she did not have sex. My question is is it possible that this rash,which is clearly herpetic, possibly HSV 1 reactivated or a new infection (if she is wrong about having it as a child)? Or does the placement (front side of body, rt shoulder and neck) sound more in line with shingles?

The middle of each bump had a tiny bit of puss in it. This morning I noticed that the rash surrounding the bumps had spread so I saw a doctor who diagnosed me with shingles. Now, I have had my fair share of bug bites; I am incredibly prone to them. My skin is very sensitive to bites and I know how my body reacts when I am bitten. The bites always turn red and always develop puss in the centers.

Hi, My sister a few weeks back got a horrible rash on her shoulder blistered and and looked like 8 dots clustered together plus two on her neck a few inches away. After seeing an initial general doc she went to a derm doc that said it looked like shingles and gave her antiviral which she took only for one day because of headaches. It didn't stretch beyond that area but was severely itchy and she said a little painful.

I had shingles at 25. Its common doctors diagnose it just by looking at it. Maybe you got it mild. Different people have different reactions. My aunt had it on her scalp beside her eye. You should get your eyes checked if its around your eye. I had one tiny red dot we thought was a spider bite, but it spread to a patch about as big as my palm. It itched like crazy, but also had a burning pain so itchy hurt.. lasted about 3 weeks.

Well, I finished those meds and am no better. I've researched shingles and saw that it does occur without the rash, but it is rare. AND shingles itself is rare in young people. (I just turned 24) Now, I'm told that the fact that I'm still not better could mean that I have post-herpetic neuralgia... but apparently that is even more rare in young people. To me it all sounds a little too rare, and since I'm not any better I don't really believe that's what's wrong with me.

With the first outbreak on inside of my upper arm and the second out break seeming to following the nerve path, does this make a diagnosis of shingles more likely, or does this sound more like some sort of bacterial infection? Thank you.

Friday, May 20th. I had a small bump on my thigh 4 inches down from my groin which broke easily with clear liquid. Later in the day, I discovered another blister in my upper pubic region and a larger one on my scrotum. Each burst easily and immediately. They were not tiny and they were not in clusters. Several have come and gone since in the crack of my thigh. The whole area has produced maybe twenty distinct blisters which turn red upon bursting and then start to heal over.

I have had chicken pox when I was 18. I'm a bit concerned as I read somewhere a connection between MS and shingles, does any know if I'm right to be concerned?

It is now four days since the onset of the rash--it hasn't gotten worse or smaller-and hasn't spread like the usual band-like appearance of shingles. I have no symptoms of flu, fever, malaise-or anything except for strong pain in my mid back and left shoulder.

it was uncontrollably itchy but thought it may be a blister from working out a lot... so... the thing is... my left foot DOES NOT SWEAT bc of a surgery I had messing up the nervous system on that side (odd I know) so only my right foot sweats. I scratched it to the point of a scab. A few days later (I was keeping it clean with peroxide) I noticed more small itchy blisters forming on my dry foot. I didnt think it could be athletes foot since my foot does not sweat...

It's 95 degrees outside and I'm wearing a TURTLENECK! I feel like such a freak. Does anyone know if the virus can spread to other parts of the body like that?

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