Shingles complications include postherpetic neuralgia, vision problems, and secondary bacterial infections. Prompt shingles treatment can help prevent complications. Shingles happens due to the ...

Herpes and shingles both cause blistering rashes. Herpes typically affects the face or mouth, or the genitals or rectum. In contrast, shingles usually affects one side of the body close to the ...

The idea that you can “catch” shingles is one of the more common misconceptions I hear from patients who arrive worried they’ve got it. Often, they’ve recently been near a child with chickenpox or ...