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I thought i had a kidney infection with bad back and abdomen pain. now lessened but my left lower back is numb with chicken pox like spots?

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Sounds like shingles: Herpes zoster, or shingles, classically presents with a painful eruption involving the area supplied by a single nerve root on one side of the body. If it crosses the midline it is probably something else. The pain can often precede the outbreak. Go and get treated.

Dr Kandarpa agreed

Answered 6/21/2013

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