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I'm 75, in remission from Burkitts Lumphoma for two years, contracted shingles 8 months ago. Have had recurring blisters, rash and pain in my face every month since. Dr says HPN. Taking Valtrex, Neurontin and percoset for extreme pain. Is there any treatment that will help? Please!

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've been experiencing a recurring rash on my left buttock for over a year. I went to a health clinic and was told it was from the Varicella virus. I tested negative for Herpes Simplex and the doctor said it looks like Shingles but it's difficult to know for sure. It's extremely mild and quite itchy and it keeps coming back every three to five weeks in just that one place. Does this sound like any other type of rash or has anyone experienced Shingles like this?

For the last year and a half, I have had recurring rashes. They are typically clusters of itchy bumps that puff into bigger bumps when I itch them, and are sometimes red and sometimes not. I originally got them on my inner thighs, but they appear also behind my knees, on my arms mostly by my elbow joints and armpit areas, and also up my biceps and triceps area. I also get them in the upper chest, and occasionally on the neck.

My upper plate has had episodes of becoming inflamed infrequently for a few years. Recently, in the last six months, it is inflamed more than not. My partial doesn't even fit at times. Also, in the last 6 to 8 weeks I have had 3-4 fever blisters and now shingles from my lower back going down my left hip and upper leg. I have been off mtx for a couple of months because of the recurring mouth pain but being off two months didn't help, it got worse.

Because it always seems to show up in the same general area, I am a little concerned that it could be shingles (I am only in my 30s, but had a shingles-like spot along a nerve in my back some years ago). This year it has seem to spread to include the area from my antecubital fossa to my wrist. Over the counter anti-itch, anti-inflammatory creams don't help much. What should I do?

I have been getting recurring rashes on my inner thighs since I was a kid. I remember getting this as young as 8 or 9 years old that I can remember. To this day out of no where I will get a rash on my inner thighs.. its always red, blotchy, itching like hives. I have never been able to pin point anything other then chlorine (so I think). Anytime I go into a swimming pool that has chlorine I will be fine while in the pool but as soon after I rinse off and get out of my swim suit the rash starts.

About 14 weeks ago I had what I thought was an ingrown hair right below my naval in my beltline. After scratching it and messing with it too much - it turned into a rash about the size of a quarter. A couple of small blisters form and it and it healed completely in about a week leaving a small red area. There was no itching or burning. About 5 weeks ago it reappear in the exact same spot and has healed the same way.

Hi I do understand how discomforting this can be. Shingles may recur or may be reactivated. The herpes zoster virus simply resides within the body. They are contained by the body's immune system. At one point, they may reactivate and present as the rash that we commonly see. "Shingles is a skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. The virus responsible for these conditions is called the Varicella zoster virus (VZV).

No genital herpes can occur in other locations but what you describe does not sound like gential herpes in an atypical location, it sounds like shingles. 2. If this was herpes, it would recur in the same area. 3. The illness tends to be milder in younger people (you qualify) and is a spectrum of disease severity. It is natural that you would have heard more about the worse cases. 4.

Fluid-filled blisters that break open and crust over are the main lesions. Typically, the shingles rash occurs on a dermatome, following the path of the nerve where the virus had been inactive. Your symptom sounds more of as folliculitis. Warm compress may help and avoid manipulating the lesion to prevent secondary skin infection. This will eventually resolve but may recur. Take care and keep us posted.

I have been getting recurring shingles outbreaks for a long time. My rash is only about the size of a golf ball and always in the same area on my hip. I take anti-viral medication for it. Lately I have been getting severe headaches for several days before the rash appears and flu like symptoms that last for two days when the rash does appear. My episodes are accuring on a monthly bases now. Does anyone else have this similar condition and does anyone know what the reason for this could be.

I had shingles back in July. My doctor said it was a herpes rash and no treatment helped but it is back again so any more ideas!

I was put on low dose antibiotics for over 6 months and told to apply warm compresses and scrub eye with a baby shampoo/water solution. I developed a rash on my buttocks months into this that my GP diagnosed as shingles and prescribed Famvir. Now I'm having another shingles outbreak on my buttocks and have been fighting this eye "oil gland infection" for what seems like forever. Is this shingles in my eye? Will Famvir take care of it?

The facial/head problem probably is herpes simplex (HSV-1), not shingles (herpes zoster). Shingles rarely if ever recurs with the frequency you describe. If your recurrent rash is due to any kind of herpes -- and I believe that it is -- more likely it is herpes simplex, i.e. an HSV-1 infection. The vast majority of HSV-1 infections of the facial area are non-sexually acquired. Therefore, your sexual orientation and the lack of sexual experiences with men is entirely irrelevant.

If so then it sounds like I have the exact same thing. I am diagnosed as having hyper before and at the moment hypothyroid. I have had a shingles rash that began in Feb of this year. To this day I still have some twinges of pain (that's all I ever really got) but the section of rash is still visible just not red...it's more white patches that become red on and off) It's on my abdomen and not so fun since it is summer weather.

I have a friend who ever sense her car accident has been having bumps that form into blisters then bust causing intense itching. At one point she was told she had a staff infection and given an antibotic and cream. It seem to help for a while then came back. I told her it sounded like a form of shingles. another friend told her it was "shackles". I have looked everywhere trying to find info on this subject but so far no luck.

I have had recurring shingles for about 2 years now. The area is always on the left hip/upper leftt buttocks area. I have been treated with valtrex twice. The last time being about 2 months ago, went to dermatologist, dr did a biopsy since it has gone on for so long and confirmed shingles, treated with valtrex for 7 days. The dr.

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.

The rash reappeared this week but was diagnosed by a GP friend of mine as shingles and I can confirm that I did have chickenpox when 7 or 8. Reading further about shingles, the rash certainly looks like examples of shingles and the lifecycle (rash -> blisters-> scab -> healing) matches my case exactly.

I also have a rash on my left arm thats bigger. They have lasted a few weeks. I have had recurring rashes for the last few years that come and go on my arms, upper legs and inner thighs, my neck and upper chest. They don't appear directly on my genitals or my back, or at the bottom of my feet. They itch and have a slight discoloration of red. They are slightly raised non-blister bumps, and have been lasting longer the last few months. They are not yellow in color and do not hurt.

I'm a 44 yr old wf. I have a recurring rash on my chest area. It is very itchy. It comes and goes. It had red itchy bumps and when it starts to go away, the skin looks scaley. This has been going on now for about 9 months off and on. In the past 2 weeks I have also been experiencing right side chest pain. the pain seems to later extend to my neck and then I get a terrible head ache.

Mouth diagnosed years ago Years of excruciationg right eye pain - Long Tern antibiotics RX'd 4 Shingles outbreaks last year on lower back Pain/numbness ended in ACDF in Nov 08.

have a rash on both ankles that itch and have dry skin. severely sore and red. had 2 emergency doctors look at it and was not sure what it was. I have used triple antibiotic ointment and cortisone creams to no avail. had when i was 6 years old then came back this year. One doctor thought shingles but said not possible. Has severe stabbing sharp pain once in awhile.

I had shingles when i was a child so I'm not sure if it a flare up from that, heat rash, or hives to something i drank or ate. I did add some things into my diet lately that I usually have after I run so I'm going to try to take them out to see if that is the cause of an allergic reaction. Has anyone had anything similar? It happens in the exact same spot and does not itch or anything.

Hi. a few days ago i developed this rash, that is not recurring in almost the same spots after drying up and healing. Its so close together maybe it would be considered the same outbreak of it, im not sure.

Have you ever had chicken pox? If so it could be shingles. Shingles usually appers on one side of the body or around the waist like a belt. It lies in your nerve systems.

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