Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Shingles under the breast occurs when the virus that causes shingles, known as the varicella-zoster virus, reactivates in the area of skin serviced by the T5 ...

Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...

After talking to your physician, there are a few things you can do to cope with shingles at home. Use calamine lotion on ...

Shingles typically start with tingly, prickly skin (I felt like I was getting a tattoo on my forehead) and develop into a painful, itchy red rash with fluid-filled blisters and scabs within one to ...

A friend asked for a column on shingles. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus that causes chickenpox, and ...

As shingles progresses, a painful rash usually appears. It begins with a few red spots or small blisters that quickly turn into clusters of fluid-filled blisters, which then crust over.