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How long for shingles rash to go away
A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Oscar Novickanswered
Pediatrics 59 years experience
Shingles: Rash begins to dry up in a week or two and may take a month to disappear completely.
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Shingles: Most cases of shingles last 3 to 5 weeks. Usually 1 to 5 days after one experiences pain/burning in a specific area, a rash with blisters appears. Th... Read More
257 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:

Dr. Stephen Scholandanswered
Infectious Disease 24 years experience
Not shingles: The rash of shingles should NOT persist for that long, so I tend to doubt that is your diagnosis. It's best to see an Infectious Diseases doctor who s... Read More
664 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Question diagnosis: Did you diagnose yourself or did a doctor make the diagnosis? In any case, it is time to consult a doctor as it is not feasible to provide a meaningfu... Read More
4.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 44-year-old female asked:

Dr. Chirag Patelanswered
Specializes in Neurology
Not always: A rash isn't always associated with shingles. Did you have chickenpox as a child? See your physician to be evaluated. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlinepl... Read More
3.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. Larry Lutwickanswered
Infectious Disease 50 years experience
This is unusual.: The natural history of the rash of herpes zoster (shingles) does not last 2 months with or without antivirals and the description of the rash doesn't ... Read More
5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 49-year-old female asked:

Dr. Yvette Kratzberganswered
Pediatrics 25 years experience
The hallmark symptom of Shingles is burning pain at the site of the rash. There are many other dermatitis conditions that cause an itchy rash. Talk to... Read More
Reviewed Aug 23, 2021
A 54-year-old male asked:

Dr. Nayla Mumnehanswered
Allergy and Immunology 30 years experience
Rarely: Rarely, shingles can recur and do not have to be in the same spot. The pain and burning precede the rash, and follow a nerve distribution. It can occu... Read More
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Paul Grinanswered
Pain Management 37 years experience
Possible: Intraoral zoster is uncommon, but may produce a sharp unilateral distribution (trigeminal v3) of lesions. No intraoral prodromal symptoms occur. The l... Read More
4.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Derrick Lonsdaleanswered
Preventive Medicine 74 years experience
Either way: If it really is shingles it could remain mild or become more severe.
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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