Shingles herpes zoster is a painful rash common in adults over age 50.
Could i have shingles on my face.
The varicella zoster virus causes it.
The rash also can develop on.
The virus can also affect facial structures via the cranial nerves such as the optic and trigeminal nerves but this is not as common as reactivation along the trunk.
It typically affects just one side of the body.
After about 7 to 10 days the blisters may crust or scab.
Shingles causes a rash that begins as red swollen areas of skin that evolve over a few hours into fluid filled blisters.
Shingles can appear on the face though most people develop symptoms on their torso.
Shingles is a rash that usually appears on one side of the chest and back.
It can also develop on one side of the face.
It typically appears in a distinct strip of skin on just one side of the head.
This is the same virus that causes chickenpox.
When to see a doctor.
With head shingles the rash can occur on the scalp face mouth ears or eyelids.
Typically shingles appears on the trunk.
However it can affect higher or lower regions of the spine.
Sometimes the shingles rash occurs around one eye or on one side of the neck or face.
Shingles in general can develop anywhere on the body.
Shingles cannot be passed from one person to another but the varicella zoster virus that causes shingles also causes chickenpox and the virus can spread and cause chickenpox in a person who has not had chickenpox before or not received the chickenpox vaccine.
The main facial areas affected are the eye area and mouth cavity.
Although it can vary the rash often clears up in 2 to 4 weeks.
Some people experience shingles pain without ever developing the rash.
The shingles virus causes an outbreak of a red rash and blisters across the face and body like many other skin conditions psoriasis allergies eczema and hives among them.
Shingles is a disease that causes a painful blistering rash to form on the body and sometimes the face.
Shingles or zoster is a common infection that occurs due to a herpes virus.
After the rash develops which usually appears on only one side of the body it forms blisters.