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Shingles: Are You Risking Nerve Pain?

For people with symptoms of shingles, getting treatment promptly may help avoid permanent nerve pain, called postherpetic neuralgia, or PHN.
Understanding Postherpetic Neuralgia -- Treatment

Learn about postherpetic neuralgia treatments from WebMD.
Understanding Postherpetic Neuralgia -- the Basics

Learn about postherpetic neuralgia, which often occurs after a case of shingles goes away.
Understanding Postherpetic Neuralgia -- Symptoms

Learn more about the symptoms of postherpetic neuralgia -- a condition that can follow a bout of shingles -- from the experts at WebMD.
Understanding Shingles -- Treatment

Read about the treatment and prevention of shingles.
Understanding Shingles -- Symptoms

Learn more about shingles symptoms, including tips for when it's time to seek treatment.
Understanding Shingles -- the Basics

Get the basics about shingles and its causes from the experts at WebMD.
Shingles - Prevention

Anyone who has had chickenpox may get shingles later in life. However, the FDA recently approved a vaccine, known as Zostavax, that may help prevent shingles. Ask your doctor about the availability of this vaccine.
Shingles - What Increases Your Risk

Risks for developing shingles include: Having had chickenpox. You must have had chickenpox to get shingles. Being older than 50. Having a weakened immune system due to another disease, such as diabetes or HIV infection Experiencing stress or trauma.
Shingles - Exams and Tests

Shingles is usually diagnosed by the appearance of the bandlike rash that occurs on one side of your body. If a diagnosis of shingles is not clear, your health professional may order lab tests, most commonly herpes tests, on cells taken from a blister.