Suggest Treatment For Shingles All Over The Body

Posted on Wed, 7 Dec 2016

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Wed, 7 Dec 2016 Answered on

Sat, 24 Dec 2016 Last reviewed on

Question : can shingle be on both sides of the body /

Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
normally shingles affects a nerve root of the spine on one side

Detailed Answer:
Hi welcome to HCM,

No, normally shingles affects a nerve root of the spine on one side and the eruptions occur along the distribution of that nerve root.

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What are your symptoms ?
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee