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Could Itchy Blisters With Burning Sensation Be Due To Shingles?
3 weeks ago my sister caught the shingles n I looked at it n yup it was shingles..now..my left inner thigh is breaking out a with a cluster of pimples..no blister yet..burning sensation n itchy ness..the bumps is recurring again after couple of days now..some are starting n it doesn t look to me like shingles but am scare because I have two young babies at home with me so should I go to the doctor to see what it is?
Thu, 30 Oct 2014
Hi
Since the lesions in your case are recurrent in nature ,so there is very less possibility of it being a shingles rash .
You seem to be developing lesions of folliculitis .
Keep the affected area clean and dry .
Wash the affected area with lukewarm saline water twice daily.
Apply a topical antibiotic cream like neosporin or mupirocin over the lesion twice daily.
See a dermatologist if the lesion tends to persist or increase .
Dr Geetika Paul
Since the lesions in your case are recurrent in nature ,so there is very less possibility of it being a shingles rash .
You seem to be developing lesions of folliculitis .
Keep the affected area clean and dry .
Wash the affected area with lukewarm saline water twice daily.
Apply a topical antibiotic cream like neosporin or mupirocin over the lesion twice daily.
See a dermatologist if the lesion tends to persist or increase .
Dr Geetika Paul
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