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How do they test for shingles on your side?
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Dx by H&Ps: The fact is, the variable pain, pattern & symptoms are so classic for shingles, few physicians outside of a dermatology office or research center would bother to test. Identification of the microscopic pattern of a scraping is possible.
Answered 5/27/2012
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