Shingles Medical Research

Shingles | Johns Hopkins Medicine

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/shingles

Shingles is a common viral infection of the nerves. It causes a painful rash or small blisters on an area of skin. Shingles is caused when the chickenpox virus is reactivated. It is more common in people with weakened immune systems, and in people over the age of 50.

Shingles - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/shingles/symptoms-causes/syc-20353054

Shingles | National Institute of Neurological Disorders …

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/shingles

Shingles (also known as herpes zoster virus) is a neurological disorder caused by the reactivation of a viral infection in the skin's nerves. Shingles causes …

Shingles - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/shingles/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353060

Shingles can cause severe pain, so your health care provider also may prescribe: Capsaicin topical patch (Qutenza) Anticonvulsants, such as gabapentin …