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My upper back hurts and also under my chest all around .this morning try to take at warm bath it hurted . then my husband try to rub it and i sream ?

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Dr. William Walsh answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Shingles?: Herpes zoster (aka shingles) wraps around the chest, is exquisitely painful. The pain may be followed by a rash or blisters. Get seen today as there are treatments that work better if they are started promptly.

Answered 12/11/2012

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