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What happens if you have shingles more than 3 times in one year?
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Unlikely: If you have shingles more than 3 times in a year, you probably don't have shingles, since that kind of recurrence is extremely uncommon. Far more likely is that you have cutaneous herpes simplex that keeps recurring in the same place. A culture or pcr of the lesion can confirm the diagnosis.
Answered 1/1/2021
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