Understanding Shingles -- Symptoms

What Are the Symptoms of Shingles?

The symptoms of shingles include:

Localized burning, tingling, itching, prickling pain that starts days days to weeks before the rash appears. The pain varies by person but can be constant or come and go.

Days after these symptoms appear, a group of fluid-filled blisters appears on a red, inflamed base of skin; the blisters typically crust over in a week.

The rash may be accompanied by fever, fatigue, or headache.

The rash will not cross the mid-line of your body.

Call Your Doctor Right Away If:

You have shingles and are in contact with someone who has a weakened immune system.

You develop any strange symptoms with the shingles rash, such as vertigo, buzzing in your ears, rapid onset weakness, double vision, face droop, or confusion.

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