Symptoms of Shingles
Symptoms of Shingles
The symptoms of an attack of Shingles can be quite similar to the symptoms experienced during an attack of chickenpox and one of the most common symptoms is developing a very painful rash on the skin in patches which tend to be clustered together to form a band.
Typically you may experience any of the following symptoms:
- Starts with Itching skin, burning sensation, numb feelings on skin, sharp stabbing pain, lightning bolt of pain or tingling sensations.
- Next, red rashes on your skin that develop into blisters that become fluid filled. These often burst and ooze pus after a week. This pus is infectious.
- The Rash tends to be localised – occurring in a particular area or zone e.g. one side of your trunk, back, face or neck, or lower body such as on the buttocks etc. Shingles can however can attack any external soft tissue e.g. shingles of the eye. The skin is painful wherever the rash occurs – which is actually along the path followed by the nervous system.
- The rash may disappear and blisters usually crust over and dry up within 2-4 weeks but the pain may remain for much longer – even for years. Often, the skin is left scarred and darkened after healing.
- Feverishness, chills and/or headaches or even stomach or abdominal pain.
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