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Have shingles for 1 week on scalp was given valacyclovir and cephalexin, now have sore throat, fever ?
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Unrelated: shingles will be over in 2 weeks, so will sore throat in meantime. But no relation. just take fluids asa and rest.
Answered 3/25/2015
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