This is contagious and it is important to observe frequent hand washing and to keep the affected areas covered.
Can shingles reoccur in a different area.
If pain and rash occur in more than one place on the body it is generally an indication that shingles is not the cause and further testing may be necessary.
That doesn t mean it can t happen it s just unlikely.
In about 45 percent of cases the shingles outbreak was in a different place.
Also called herpes zoster shingles can come back a second or rarely a third time.
Shingles is a reactivation of the same virus that causes chicken pox.
It is a nerve pain which often is a burni.
I would suggest that you have this assessed by an infectious disease specialist.
That s about the same chance of getting shingles once in your lifetime people who suffer pain for 60 or more days after their shingles attack are nearly five times more likely to suffer a.
The rash of shingles usually recurs in the same area because of the dermatomal or skin pattern the nerve follows.
It can also spread to more than one area.
The rash of shingles usually follows the pain in the same area within 1 2 days but it can be several days.
Recurring shingles has the same symptoms and often the outbreak occurs in the same place.
Interestingly if shingles comes back it may recur on another side of your body.
But you can take steps to help prevent it or ease.