Will the neuropathy ever go away? -- K.B. ANSWER: Your mother unfortunately developed a complication of shingles called ...

In severe shingles cases, prescription pain medications, numbing agents or corticosteroids may be necessary, says Roger ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

Shingles, also called zoster, looks like blisters on the skin and can be excruciating It's the chickenpox virus that reactivates causing a rash and nerve pain. Shingles of the eye can cause ...

Will the neuropathy ever go away? – K.B. A: Your mother unfortunately developed a complication of shingles called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). The pain varies from annoying to excruciating ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment lowers the risk of vision-damaging inflammation, infection, and pain from shingles affecting the eye, according to new research presented at the annual ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to ...

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles ...

The blistering skin rash accompanying shingles also causes severe pain, with both pain and rash lasting up to four weeks. Between 10-18% of those who get shingles develop post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) ...

K.B. Dear K.B.: Your mother unfortunately developed a complication of shingles called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). The pain varies from annoying to excruciating, and itching can sometimes be ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye ...