Dr. Miller says cleaning your rash once a day is plenty. If you choose to do so in the shower, use lukewarm water; high heat ...

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Treatment for shingles on the face is the same as for shingles elsewhere on the body. Starting antiviral drugs, such as famciclovir, within 72 hours of the rash appearing may reduce symptoms and ...

Shingles is a painful rash that follows the path of a nerve on one side of the body. When it affects the scalp, it can cause discolored patches of skin with bumps or blisters that eventually form ...

In addition to the discomfort of the rash, you may also feel generally crummy, like you have the flu. To complicate things, nerve pain caused by shingles can last a while, and the fluid from the ...

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is an infection that causes a painful rash. It often starts with tingling pain, headaches and tiredness and then can lead to a painful rash with fluid-filled ...