What Are The Stages Of Shingles?
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10. Postherpetic Neuralgia and Other Complications
Postherpetic neuralgia is a complication of shingles. However, only 10 to 18 percent of people experience it.6‘Shingles’. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 July 2019, www.cdc.gov/shingles/about/complications.html. Postherpetic neuralgia is a series of lingering after effects that can cause chronic nerve pain in some individuals. The pain is mostly confined to the area where the rash originally broke out. Long-term effects include pain, sensitivity to touch and tingling sensations.
Internal shingles affect internal organs, causing persistent pain, cough, headaches, fever and abdominal pain. It typically affects older individuals with weak immune systems and requires urgent medical attention.
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