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Please tell me, could a dermatologist treat shingles?
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Yes: Yes a dermatologist can but any general doctor can prescribe you medicine for the shingles. Once it is resolved you should get the varicella vaccine to decrease the risk of it returning.
Answered 11/19/2013
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