Suggest Treatment For Shingles On The Face

Posted on Sat, 1 Oct 2016

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Sat, 1 Oct 2016 Answered on

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Question : I am pretty sure I have shingles on my face. Painful, involving my eye and sinus. Should I go to ER as we don't have after-hours walkin?

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
if it involves the eye, then this is urgent

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

shingles that involves the eye is serious and may lead to vision problems, so urgent assessment by an ophthalmologist is required (in order to initiate appropriate treatment - if needed - promptly).

Kind Regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar