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I have shingles and only 30, thought it was more for 50 or up. should i be concerned it's something more serious?
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Shingles: Shingles is serious at any age. U should receive an antiviral and consider a ganglionic nerve block to prevent post herpetic neuralgia which is a serious chronic pain disease syndrome
Answered 3/14/2015
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