Question 1

what does shingles look like?

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A raised rash: The rash of shingles usually starts as red spots which become raised and blister. They can eventually develop pus than scab over.The rash is localized to a specific area of the body following the course of an underlying spinal or cranial nerve and does not cross the mid line of the body pain can occur before, during and after the outbreak.

Question 2

can this look like the shingles?

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HERPES ZOSTER : 1.	Varacella zoster-chicken pox
2.	10-20% of population will develop
3.	Reactivation during stressed immune system
4.	Initial symptoms include nonspecific (malaise, fever, headache)
5.	Develops to mild to severe sharp, stabbing, shooting, throbbing 
6.	Sometimes burning, itching, pins ; needles
7.	Skin lesions, rash not in all cases and is unilateral
8.	When involves ear, known as ramsey hunt.

Question 3

what do shingles spots look like?

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Shingles Rash: The spots are usually in a specific distribution on the face or on the rib cage / belly. they can be painful long after the rash disappears. Your doctor can prescribe meds to diminish the pain or you can try an OTC product provided the sores have healed and are not open or weeping.

Question 4

what are symtom of shingles what does shingles look like on skin?

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Shingles: Shingles can cause fairly dramatic pain which is followed within a few days by a rash. It usually appears in a particular location on one side of the body. The rash burns intensely, itches & is made up blisters that open up & crust over.  A person could also have a fever, chills, headache and  generalized aches & pains with fatigue.

Question 5

what does the shingles virus look like?

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The shingles virus: Formally known as the varicella-zoster virus is a herpes virus and they all look the same under the electron microscope.  The rash it causes as shingles or zoster mostly occurs as a band like rash on the torso or around one side of the forehead.

Question 6

does contact dermatitis look like shingles?

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A little: Shingles always stop at the midline of the body and usually only mildly itchy but can be very painful.  Allergic contact dermatitis can occur anywhere after contact with the allergen and is itchy.   The blister with contact dermatitis are very small but can be huge with shingles.

Question 7

do bed bug bites look like shingles?

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Bed Bugs: No.  They have very different characteristics.  Please google each and click on images at top to see what each one looks like.

Question 8

dr said subconsiuos on scalp large sore for over 5 years on 2 meds for msybe life time what may have caused this and why did it look like shingles?

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Cannot diagnose: Without being able to see and examine this lesion it is impossible to tell you what is going on. If you are dissatisfied with your doctor's opinion a second opinion never hurts.

Question 9

i have had chicken pox and was wondering what do shingles look like?

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See the picture: Shingles often makes crops of fine vesicles (blisters) in lenear fashion which elicit pain.

Question 10

what does oral shingles versus oral cancer look like? i'm getting over a mild to moderate case of shingles on right side of my abdomen.

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Shingles/COPD/diabet: oral shingles may look like cold sores of the mouth, but cancer of the mouth usually starts as tumor(varies in size from lentil to a bean size) that may ulcerate later..shingles improve in few days and may take a week or two to heal. oral cancer does not heal..shingles usually multiple small superficial sores  but oral cancer usually single and deep

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