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Can you get shingles again? i had it @ 14 i'm now 23 (8w preg) i have a patch of red raised bumps on my stomach - super itchy! but painful
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Yes: It can pop up repeatedly. I'm sorry about this. Congratulations on your pregnancy.
Answered 5/31/2016
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Repeated shingles: It used to be common medical wisdom that you can only get shingles once but this just isn't true. I have had it more than a dozen times over the past 25 years. It doesn't always progress to a rash now but it always responds to acyclovir or valacyclovir.
Answered 10/28/2017
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