Shingles - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年8月20日 · Some people experience shingles pain without ever developing the rash. Most commonly, the shingles rash develops as a stripe of blisters that wraps around either the left or right side of the torso. Sometimes the shingles rash …
Shingles: Not Just A Band of Blisters - Mayo Clinic News Network
2015年4月1日 · Shingles (herpes zoster) is a common condition in which the virus that causes chickenpox (varicella-zoster virus) reactivates after years of lying dormant in your body. As the virus reactivates, it causes pain and tingling and eventually a rash of short-lived blisters.
Shingles - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
2022年8月20日 · For shingles, some basic questions to ask your doctor include: What's likely causing my symptoms? Other than the most likely cause, what are other possible causes for my symptoms? What tests do I need? Is my condition likely temporary or chronic? What's the best course of action? What are the alternatives to the primary approach you're suggesting?
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Shingles — not just a band of blisters
2022年11月28日 · The shingles rash commonly occurs on one side of the torso. It often appears as a band of blisters that wraps from the middle of the back to the breastbone, following the path of the nerve where the virus has been dormant. However, the rash can occur around one eye, or on the neck or face. Shingles generally lasts between two to six weeks.
Postherpetic neuralgia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年2月10日 · This complication of shingles can cause pain, itching and numbness long after the shingles rash clears. Treatments can ease symptoms.
Housecall: Understanding shingles - Mayo Clinic News Network
2017年10月2日 · Shingles is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you've had chickenpox, the virus remains inactive in nerve tissue near your spinal cord and brain.
Ramsay Hunt syndrome - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2021年10月12日 · Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus) occurs when a shingles outbreak affects the facial nerve near one of your ears. In addition to the painful shingles rash, Ramsay Hunt syndrome can cause facial paralysis and hearing loss in the affected ear.
For Some, Pain from Shingles May Linger and Become Long-term …
2011年11月25日 · Shingles typically involves a bandlike rash on the chest, abdomen or face that is usually quite painful. Most people recover from shingles in a few weeks without other problems, but a small number continue to have severe pain in the same distribution that was irritated when the virus returned.
Lidocaine (topical application route) - Mayo Clinic
2024年9月1日 · Lidocaine . skin patch is used to relieve nerve pain caused by herpes zoster or shingles (postherpetic neuralgia). Lidocaine belongs to the family of medicines called local anesthetics. This medicine prevents pain by blocking the signals at the nerve endings in the skin.
Effectively- post-neuropathy pain after shingles on your head
2024年9月4日 · "Postherpetic neuralgia is a painful condition that affects the nerve fibers and skin. It is a complication of shingles, and shingles is a complication of chicken pox."-- Medical News Today: Postherpetic neuralgia: Treatment, symptoms, and causes https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/160253.php