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Is it possible to get shingles on your butt
A 50-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eric Ernestanswered
Emergency Medicine 12 years experience
Yes: Shingles is a reactivation of the same virus that causes chicken pox. It typically occurs in the same dermatomal distribution of the body, so to answ... Read More
4.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Kevin Windischanswered
Pediatrics 26 years experience
Yes: Getting the chickenpox vaccine as an infant usually prevents this however.
6.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago

Dr. Martin Friedanswered
Nutrition 37 years experience
Yes: You can get shingles at seventeen if you had chicken pox earlier in life, Stress, weakened immunity are some of the factors that can cause shingles to... Read More
1.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jason Blackanswered
Internal Medicine 26 years experience
Reactivation: Shingles is a reactivation of the chicken pox virus (varicella-zoster) that lives dormant in nerve cells after the initial chicken pox infection.
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Coyle Connollyanswered
Dermatology 30 years experience
Shingles : Shingles is caused by the same virus responsible for chicken pox . The virus remains in a dormant state until a shingles outbreak occurs years later w... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Yes: The vaccine for chickenpox has a small incidence of zoster, although studies have so far shown the frequency is less than that for people who had wild... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old member asked:

Dr. Bonnie Bockanswered
Infectious Disease 48 years experience
Yes and no: Chickenpox usually precedes shingles by many years or decades. However, chicken pox can be very mild, and not diagnosed, or the illness may be forgott... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Cindy Williamsanswered
Pediatrics 40 years experience
Shingles: You must have had chicken pox, to get shingles. You can also get it if you have been immunized against chicken pox, but it is less likely. Shingles i... Read More
4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:

Dr. Brian Siegelanswered
Pain Management 30 years experience
Possibly: A very rare cause of meningitis which occurs in people who are likely immunocompromised.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Ryan Phasoukanswered
Family Medicine 19 years experience
Shingles: It is possible to get shingles again and again. The current indication for the shingles vaccine is for adults ages 50 and over.
4.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
Yes: Recurrences of the nasty illness, in the same place or elsewhere, are common.
303 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A male asked:

Dr. Dean Giannoneanswered
Internal Medicine 26 years experience
Shingles. : You can get shingles at any age.
531 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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