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Herpes Zoster Blisters |
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| Herpes zoster, or shingles, is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. The rash of blisters, usually confined to one side of the body, erupts when dormant virus particles reproduce in the nerves supplying the skin. Because the virus damages nerves in particular, pain, sometimes severe, may persist for many months after the rash heals. Herpes zoster may occur at any age, but older and immunosuppressed patients are most frequently and seriously affected. | ||||||
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