Suggest Remedy For Tingling And Burning Sensation On Hips And Back

Posted on Thu, 30 Oct 2014

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Question : I've had a tingling and burning sensation that began 2 days ago on my left hipbone it has gradually moved up my side and is now on my back. Now it is accompanied with back pain below my shoulder blades. The burning sensation feels uncomfortable when touched

Answered by Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Shingles

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It seems to be shingles which is like reactivation of chicken pox virus which stays back in the sensory ganglia and reactivates. It typically starts with pain and burning sensation and later on develops a rash in the dermatomal region. Primarily for mediation of pain, painkillers are used. If the patient presents with in 72 hours of symptoms, you may be given antivirals acyclovir , famcicycolvir or valacyclovir. Although it does help with the rapid resolution of the lesions, however its unclear whether it decreases the incidence of postherpetic nueralgia. Hope it helps.
Dr. Khan

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