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What Are Muscle Pain And Rashes On Back And Sides Indicative Of?
I am experiencing muscle pain in my back and the side of my body, exactly where a areas of rash have broken out. The rash looks like small red pimples with heads. One are has 3 pimples, some areas have a cluster of pimples the size of a US quarter coin.
I would like to rule out shingles (herpes zoster) . These usually occur after you have already had the chicken pox (varicella zoster infection earlier) and if you have been exposed to a person with ac active disease (chicken pox). The rashes occur in cluster and are painful and are limited to one side of the body that are restricted to one or two dermatomes.
Please see your physician to confirm the diagnosis and offer presciption medications to help with the symptoms Hope this helps. Wish you good health. Feel free to get back to us if you have further queries
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What Are Muscle Pain And Rashes On Back And Sides Indicative Of?
thank you for your query. I would like to rule out shingles (herpes zoster) . These usually occur after you have already had the chicken pox (varicella zoster infection earlier) and if you have been exposed to a person with ac active disease (chicken pox). The rashes occur in cluster and are painful and are limited to one side of the body that are restricted to one or two dermatomes. Please see your physician to confirm the diagnosis and offer presciption medications to help with the symptoms Hope this helps. Wish you good health. Feel free to get back to us if you have further queries