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Difference between shingles and folliculitis?
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Distribution: Shingles is limited to one side of the body. If the lesions extend to both sides of the mid-line, it is not shingles. Visit these sites for info. For shingles: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/shingles/symptoms-causes/syc-20353054 For foliculitis: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/folliculitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20361634
Answered 12/19/2019
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