Does the rash and pain go away with Shingles at the same time - 3-5 weeks?
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OUCH!!!  Normally, your rash or skin ulcers will decrease before the pain goes away.  Shingles involve a virus that invades the entire nerve and can cause damage to the area that might come and go for a long time.  Let me also say, that Shingles can be picked up from children who have or have been innoculated for chicken pox; as it is the same kind of virus.  You can get shingles more than once; but, I can say from experience that once is enough for anyone.  God Bless!
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Scabies would usually come at point of contact. So, I would expect you to have it on the hands first. \n\nYou said you had some lymph nodes in the neck area. Are you also feeling tired? Constipated? any unusual hair loss? Since you had shingles, I'm guessing you're over 40.\n\nA shot in the dark answer could be Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Autoimmune thyroid disease. It can cause severely itching skin along with the other symptoms I named.
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If it's longer than 10 see a Dr. or emergency room. Especially if you have pain.3-5 days is normal.
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There is a big possibility that you have shingles and you need to go to the doctor and get medicine A.S.A.P for it spreads very fast and I know for I got it when I was in the fourth grade and had to stay out of school for 2 weeks and it was nothing nice it started as a little patch on my upper stomach and turned to a whole lot of blistered patches all the way up my back. Trust me don't self diagnose yourself go see your doctor and you will be glad you did.
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You don't. Caused by Herpes virus (same virus as chicken pox...you probably had chicken pox, didn't you?) Do all you can to boost your immune system, go to doctor for Cyclovir treatment that may be indicated. DO NOT use steroids of any kind, such as cortisone...will make the infection much worse. Basically, the only way you can get over this really painful disease is to get rid of stress in your life, do the vitamin thing to boost immune system. and see another doctor who specializes in HIV diseases. Shingles is a real problem for those with HIV, as are other nasty Herpes viruses. Therefore, I would see a doc who has great experience with this disease. Cyclovirs are used to combat Herpes I and II, Epstien Barr, and Cytomegalo virus. Check it out and I sincerely hope you find some relief quickly. But ... change docs. This one is doing you no good.
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My son had Fifths disease before.  Its also known as parvovirus B19 and "slapped cheek" disease.  Its actually not a disease at all --its a virus-- and once the child has the rash, it is no longer contagious.  They're most contagious right before the rash appears and the rash can last about 1 to 2 weeks.  Other than the rash there are usually no other symptoms at all although its possible to have fever, aches and itching.  My son didn't have any of that. Its not really treatable so you just wait it out until the rash goes away.  The child can go to school with the rash without passing it on to anyone else.
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The answer is definitely yes, you can get them more than once, but those occasions are the exception.\n\nShingles is a viral infection of the nerve roots and is triggered by significant fatigue, stress, injuries and other reasons, and is actually just a reactivation of the chickenpox virus that lies dormant in people once they have recovered from chickenpox during their youth. \n\nFor adults that have not had chickenpox or had a very mild case (like i did), coming in contact with the chickenpox virus will most likely not trigger chickenpox, but rather shingles (like i got).\n\nWhether you had chickenpox as a child or chickenpox of shingles as an adult, the virus will always be in your system, but for the majority of people will just lie dormant after your recovery.
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You could get other illnesses when you get older.\n\nShingles\n\nHerpes zoster, colloquially known as shingles, is the reactivation of varicella zoster virus, leading to a crop of painful blisters over the area of a dermatome. In Italy and in Malta, it is sometimes referred to as St. Anthony's fire. It occurs very rarely in children and adults, but its incidence is high in the elderly (over 60), as well as in any age group of immunocompromised patients. It affects some 500,000 people per year in the United States. Treatment is generally with antiviral drugs such as aciclovir. Many patients develop a painful condition called postherpetic neuralgia which is often difficult to manage.\n\nIn some patients, herpes zoster can reactivate subclinically with pain in a dermatomal distribution without rash. This condition is known as zoster sine herpete and may be more complicated, affecting multiple levels of the nervous system and causing multiple cranial neuropathies, polyneuritis, myelitis, or aseptic meningitis.\n\nThe word herpes comes from the Greek word for snake; it is cognate with herpetology[1].
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Shingles is the lay term for reactivation of the Varicella zooster virus which is the same virus that causes chicken pox.\nVaricella zooster virus, after infecting a host, remain dormant in the nerves (dorsal root ganglion)\ngiven opportunity, the virus reactivtes and causes pain and vesicular rash that occupy a patch of skin supplied by that specific nerve (a dermatome) and does not cross the midline.\ntreatment should at least include:\n1. symptomatic relief.\n2. antivirals if severe, or if at anatomical important sites (e.g. face, eye)\n3. mx of secondary bacterial infection, if present.\n4. discussion relating to possible cause of reactivation\n5. check for if the virus is affecting other organs, and manage accordingly
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If you really do have shingles, you can be contagious. Shingles is actually very painful. If you're itchy because it's starting to heal with scabs, you can rub some hydrocortisone cream 1% . If you have shingles, you should consider getting an HIV test.
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I'm a physician assistant and have an answer for you.\nShingles is a virus that is also a part of the chicken pox virus. When you are young you get chicken pox, when you are old you get shingles from the same virus. Unfortunately, your doctor is right, it can't be cured. It comes about in times of stress and is pretty painful. There is a medication called Acyclovir that can prevent the outbreaks before they get bad. Usually you begin taking the mediation when you feel an episode come on (tingling sensation or mild pain where the outbreak is going to occur) and it prevents the outbreak from progressing to a painful situation. If i were you, i would ask your doctor or Physician Assistant about Acyclovir. We prescribe it frequently for people with exactly the same problem. hope that helped!
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He has shingles, which is herpes simplex and it is not caught from one person to another.  However, you do need to stay away from anyone who has not had chicken pox or the shot.  Shingles is caused from being stressed out and very upset to the point that a nerve comes to the surface and literally burns out which causes the red rash.  It is very painful and it circles the area where the nerve goes and then ends.  He can get it again if he is subject to being nervous or upset.  I have had shingles so many times I now have permanent symptoms in my face, which is numbness and tingling. The sexual herpes is a different type altogether and is caught from one to another and cannot be cured.  There are medications for shingles, but they do not do too much for the problem.  You just have to wait it out.  The symptoms usually last up to four weeks.
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Yeah it could be shingles (herpes zoster). It is a viral infection of the nerve roots. It causes pain and a band of rash that spreads on one side of your body. Shingles is most common in older adults and people who have weakened immune systems because of stress, injury, certain medications, or other factors.
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shin·gles    ( P )  (shngglz)\n\npl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)\n\nAn acute viral infection characterized by inflammation of the sensory ganglia of certain spinal or cranial nerves and the eruption of vesicles along the affected nerve path. It usually strikes only one side of the body and is often accompanied by severe neuralgia. Also called herpes zoster.\n\nPICTURES: http://images.google.com/images?q=shingles&hl=en
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Lots of things can cause this one being shingles. If it came back you should see a doctor.
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Babies can get shingles, but only if they have previously had chicken pox, or the varicela vaccine (varicela-zoster is the virus that causes chicken pox and shingles, it is in the herpes family, but it is not herpes).  When someone has chicken pox or the vaccine, the virus does not die completely, but hides out inside of nerves in the spinal cord (the varicela vaccine is a live attenuated virus, meaning it is a virus that can infect but has some abnormality that makes it so you don't get sick).  When the person becomes immune suppressed, the virus can reemerge and cause infection along the dermatome (strip of skin) where the virus was originally contracted.  Was the vaccine given in the shoulder?  Or did your child get chicken pox in the past?  There is not a good treatment for shingles, but don't give aspirin as this can cause Reye's syndrome (fatty liver).
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Shingles is not infectious in the same way as chickenpox, where the virus can be passed on in coughs and sneezes. However, shingles is contagious. This means it can be passed on by direct contact. Fluid from shingles blisters can cause chickenpox in people who are not already immune. People with shingles should avoid those with a lowered immunity. \n\nthere are some herbs that can help with the problem. contact me fo more information about them.