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Shingles of any type is believed to affect ... Fortunately, most patients with HZO may only have a red eye and a painful rash around the eye without any long-term damage. It is best if systemic ...

The risk of shingles-related blindness increases with age, but a more effective vaccine is now available for those 50 and older.

Shingles, a viral rash, can be incredibly painful. Vaccination can help prevent the infection, but new research is showing the vaccine may also have another benefit: protecting against the ...

A guide to shingles with the NHS website answering questions like what is the cause, is it contagious, and is there a ...

While severe pain and burning are typical symptoms, tingling and buzzing sensations, along with numbness, can also be early ...

A 43-year-old woman presented with 6 months of recurrent bilateral eye pain and redness alongside spontaneous urticaria.She ...

If it is reactivated in later life, it causes shingles, the main symptoms of which are pain and an itchy rash. Some people go on to suffer from post-herpetic neuralgia, a severe nerve pain ...

If it infects an eye it can cause vision loss. Up to 20% of shingles patients suffer excruciating nerve pain months or even ...

the baby is well protected by his or her mother's antibodies. When you have an outbreak of shingles, you can pass chicken pox onto others who have not had the disease, so be sure to avoid other ...