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Suggest Remedy For Shingles

My mother was recently diagnosed with Shingles after having a very stressful time at her job. I woke up today and my boyfriend noticed that I have a vertical line of red bumps going up the left side of my rib cage where my arm would naturally hang down. At first I thought I just had a weird break out, even though I m not prone to having breakouts anywhere. They do not seem to be zits, and I m really worried that they might be Shingles. Could you help please?
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Hello,

I can understand your concern for herpes zoster also known as shingles.

In shingles there are multiple blisters are present over the affected area. In your self you can find only a streak of line where there are no blisters. In my view it appears to be a simple rash and not related to shingles.

In singles there is severe pain along with shooting pain over the affected area is present so you can relax regarding the possibility of shingles. Additionally shingles does not affect one person to another.

I suggest you how to apply simple calamine lotion over the affected area. Just relax and do not worry.

Take care
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Suggest Remedy For Shingles

Hello, I can understand your concern for herpes zoster also known as shingles. In shingles there are multiple blisters are present over the affected area. In your self you can find only a streak of line where there are no blisters. In my view it appears to be a simple rash and not related to shingles. In singles there is severe pain along with shooting pain over the affected area is present so you can relax regarding the possibility of shingles. Additionally shingles does not affect one person to another. I suggest you how to apply simple calamine lotion over the affected area. Just relax and do not worry. Take care