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Shingles: diagnosis and treatment

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes DIAGNOSIS OF SHINGLES Shingles is diagnosed and treated by a general practitioner, family doctor, internist, dermatologist, and pediatrician, or an emergency physician. In the case of people who develop complications of shingles, a specialist in[…]

Shingles: causes, symptoms, and complications

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Shingles is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, being the same virus that causes chickenpox. Anyone who has had chickenpox can later develop shingles. This virus can stay dormant for years. Shingles is[…]