Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD You can develop shingles on the face. The rash looks like a group of small ...

It may cause burning pain, itching, and clusters of painful blisters ... No cure is available for shingles. Treatment aims to reduce the severity and duration of the symptoms and prevent ...

As you say, not all trials found a benefit, but the largest trial found that intrathecal injections — which are similar to ...

Shingles (herpes zoster ... severe skin traumas carry a risk of infection and may need medical treatment. Scabies is an itchy rash caused by tiny mites that burrow into the skin.

Common symptoms include fluid-filled blisters; burning, shooting pain; tingling, itching, or numbness of the skin ... Although there is no cure for shingles, early treatment with antiviral medications ...

I read your recent column on shingles. I am 66 and in fairly good health. I had both Shingrix shots about five years ago and take hydroxyurea for polycythemia vera (PV).