Will the neuropathy ever go away? -- K.B. ANSWER: Your mother unfortunately developed a complication of shingles called ...

HZ infection in older adults, commonly called shingles, is associated with a number of acute signs and symptoms such as skin rash, nerve damage and pain, and longer term complications, the most ...

Postherpetic neuralgia may be short-lived and gradually ... that the early initiation of Valtrex can reduce the duration of shingles pain by 13 days compared to no treatment.

K.B. ANSWER: Your mother unfortunately developed a complication of shingles called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). The pain varies from annoying to excruciating, and itching can sometimes be worse ...

A pharmacist has issued a warning to the public about shingles, a common "dormant" condition that affects one in three adults at some point in their lives. Niamh McMillan, Superdrug's Pharmacy ...

In addition, participants on valacyclovir were found to have a shorter duration ... post-herpetic neuralgia, or PHN, the chronic nerve pain syndrome that often accompanies shingles, especially ...

In addition, participants on valacyclovir were found to have a shorter duration ... post-herpetic neuralgia, or PHN, the chronic nerve pain syndrome that often accompanies shingles, especially ...

K.B. Dear K.B.: Your mother unfortunately developed a complication of shingles called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). The pain varies from annoying to excruciating, and itching can sometimes be ...

In March 2023, my 94-year-old mother had a shingles episode on the right side of her neck, head, ear and (to a lesser degree) ...