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Herpes Zoster
Alternate Names : Shingles
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Herpes Zoster Prevention
Prevention is uncertain. Avoid contact with the skin lesions of persons with known herpes zoster infection (shingles or chickenpox), if you have never had chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine, or ESPECIALLY if your immune system is compromised.
The chickenpox vaccine (varicella) is a recommended childhood vaccine. The vaccine may be recommended for teenagers or adults who have never had chickenpox or the vaccine.
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• Definition
• Herpes Zoster Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Herpes Zoster Symptoms & Signs
• Herpes Zoster Prevention
• Herpes Zoster Diagnosis & Tests
• Herpes Zoster Treatment
• Herpes Zoster Prognosis
• Herpes Zoster Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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• Neuralgias
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Tests & Exams
• CBC
• Tzanck Test
• WBC Count
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Acute
• Blindness
• Eyelid Drooping
• Facial Paralysis
• Fever
• Genital Sores - Female
• Hearing Loss
• Immune Response
• Itching
• Joint Pain
• Numbness and Tingling
• Pain Medications
• Patches
• Rashes
• Skin Blushing/Flushing
• Swollen Glands
• Symptomatic
• Taste - Impaired
• Ulcers
• Vesicles
• Vision Problems
Review Date : 6/5/2002
Reviewed By : Donna R. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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