Post-herpetic neuralgia / Shingles pain
Manage Nerve Pain. Improve Comfort. Restore Quality of Life. BOOK NOWShingles is infection from the Herpes-zoster virus. If you have had chicken pox previously, then you may get Shingles which happens when the chicken pox virus reactivates. In about 10-15% of shingles cases, even after the infection has subsided, pain can persist in the area where the shingles rash had appeared, and this is known as Post-herpetic Neuralgia or PHN. The symptoms occur in a nerve distribution pattern. The most common distribution is like a band around one side of the trunk, but it can also affect the arm, or leg, or even the face.
Symptoms of Shingles/ PHN:
- Burning or tingling pain
- Itching or numbness, usually on one side of the body
- Red rash
- Small blisters which appear a few days after the rash
- Pain and weakness that continues even after the rash has subsided.
Note: A rash or blisters that appear on the face or near the eye require immediate treatment. If neglected, it can lead to loss of vision, hearing or facial paralysis.
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