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I wish I knew more about it but here's a little of what I seen over the years. I don't think you have to be exposed to anyone with either shingles or chicken pox to have a flareup of shingles. For some reason, if you had chicken pox before it can cause shingles later in life but it's not a given that it will happen. The shingles cases I've seen look a lot like psoriasis but not as rashy looking. I know it's quite painful (just grab someone by an area affected by it to help them up) and yes they can diagnose it fairly easily. It is treatable, Gary's cleared up in a couple of days once the treatments startred and I cannot remember what they used to clear it up. He does look a little different now, especially where they sewed his butt to his head, the hair is the wrong color and shorter than his old hair. . I'm kidding! He still don't have any more hair than he started with.


Dont' get hooked into the shingles thing yet. It could very possibly be something else altogether. I would get it checked out if it persists though. You might look into some of the web sites and see if there are any remedies you can try over the counter. THe cure might be the same as many other skin ailments. Might be worth a try.