10 Shingles Symptoms
Article Sources
- 1. Shingles (Herpes Zoster). National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Division of Viral Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/hcp/clinical-overview.html
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7. Pain
Pain can appear at any stage of the disease. Some patients experience pain in the affected region even before the rash appears. On the other hand, most people will feel severe pain during the acute eruptive phase of the disease. The virus that remained dormant in the nerves, is going to cause damage to them, causing severe pain in the regions associated with the affected nerves.
Some patients may experience chronic pain lasting over a month after the rash has cleared. This condition is known as postherpetic neuralgia (PHP) and it signals that the patient has entered the chronic phase of the disease. Not all the patients suffering from shingles will develop a chronic condition but the ones that do, usually struggle with severe and incapacitating pain lasting for weeks and even months.
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