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What Causes Pain In The Neck After Recovering From Shingles?

I have recently had shingles in my right shoulder the rash is now gone ad I had no pain during the period of the break out I had a round of the antiviral medicine now I have developed a very painful pain in my neck at the base of the skull. Can this be a result of the shingles.ive had it for two weeks now.
Mon, 12 Jun 2017
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Hello,

The pain at the base of the neck is not due to shingles. The pain of shingles subside doesn’t recur.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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What Causes Pain In The Neck After Recovering From Shingles?

Hello, The pain at the base of the neck is not due to shingles. The pain of shingles subside doesn’t recur. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards