Shingles under the breast occurs when the virus that causes shingles, known as the varicella-zoster virus, reactivates in the area of skin serviced by the T5 nerve. The T5 nerve, which emerges from ...

Shingles nerve pain, also known as postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), is the most common complication associated with shingles. Doctors can prescribe several different medications to help a person manage ...

Shingles (herpes zoster) is a viral infection that affects the nerves. It usually produces a painful rash with blisters. The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox. Then, it lays dormant in ...

Postherpetic neuralgia is a painful complication of shingles that affects the nerves. It results in painful sensations that continue after the rash has healed. Postherpetic neuralgia is the most ...

LAS CRUCES - Many people have experienced the discomfort of chickenpox — the viral illness that covers a person's body in itchy pink blisters. But did you know the same virus can strike a second time, ...