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Rashes Itchy Taking Cortisone Could It Be Scabies Or Shingles

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Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

tick and then be the reason for my "shingles" and "scabies" (meaning I didn't really have either) ...I am recovering from shingles on the right side of my hip,back, stomach area. I also contracted ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Prof. Kunal Saha MD

scabies . I have been suffering from an on going rash which feels like shingles but is too wide-spread - arms, chest, neck and inner thighs. Last week I had a scratch test and they said I didn't have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Ram Choudhary MD

I have a rash that starts off as a blister then gets itchy and breaks then fills again and forms a crust. Looks like scabies and shingles?? i am presently taking amoxycillin and clavulanic acid... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ram Choudhary ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Dinah Levillard MD

of that, is it Shingles, Scabies, or DH? ... red, and spread even worse down my right arm. I work in a prison and one of the inmates has scabies ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dinah Levillard ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Rahul Kumar MD

I have a rash that looks like scabies and looks like shingles? It comes up as a blister then gets itchy and breaks and forms again then forms a crust. Sometimes they bleed. I have had a swab and comes ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)

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Dr. Divya Ramachandran MD

I have been to several doctors in two years. I have been treated for scabies 4 timesMy hands will blister and itch until I actually tear the skin. I have ask to be treated for shingles as this is a lot ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Divya Ramachandran ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Johny Chacko MD

it be scabies or shingles? the itchy is really intense and the more are scratch the worst it gets. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Johny Chacko ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD

assistance. Ive seen shingles,what i have looks a lot like shingles ,but also like scabies.Ive had outside ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilyas Patel ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Raghuveer Murki MD

Hi-I have an itchy blothy rash on my right lower leg. I have been using cortisone which helps with the itch, but the rash dosen t seem to go away. It is not scabies, or shingles (from the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Raghuveer Murki ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  ABDL RAUF MD

I recently went to the doctors where I was diagnosed with and given medication for shingles, but I am convinced I have scabies. I have no rashes, no pain, and while I do have blisters -- and only a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. ABDL RAUF ( General & Family Physician)