To differentiate eczema from shingles, it's helpful to know that shingles may have fluid leakage and there are no plaques ...

Although there is no cure for shingles, early treatment with antiviral medications can help the blisters clear up faster and limit severe pain. Most cases of shingles last three to five weeks. After ...

A couple of days after the blisters, I went to the doctor and yeah, they diagnosed shingles.” That is Pamela, a woman who developed shingles in her late 50s. She's shared her story with ...

If you have the itchy, blister rash associated with chickenpox, home remedies and over-the-counter pain relievers may provide some relief. Shingles (herpes zoster) is a painful rash caused by a ...

In Cantonese, shingles – a virus that causes a painful rash – is known as sang se, or “growing snakes”, because of the way the rash seems to creep like a snake under the skin.