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What Medication Is Used For Shingles
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Should I be taking any medication for shingles?Hi, Thank you for any help you may provide. I was recently diagnosed as being HIV+. My T-cell count is around 680. I have recently been feeling some itching which led to scabbing on my buttocks. My inner thighs had the same blisters which now...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
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Thanks for your post.It can be pretty difficult to diagnose the cause of rash from the internet. If the rash is on both sides of your body (or scrotum), it's usually not shingles.Before one talks about medications, the real issue would be to...
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Shingles and New MedicationHey, I'm a male, 25 years old, lead a healthy lifestyle, etc. I was diagnosed today with... Read more »Shingles=HIV ? (SHINGLES, 2009)Hi,i'm 24 and was diagnosed w/ shingles after I developed a small circular rash on my... Read more »
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Herpes Zoster (Shingles)What Is Shingles? Shingles and HIV How Is It Transmitted? How Is Shingles Treated? Can Shingles Be Prevented? The Bottom Line What Is Shingles? Shingles is a very painful disease caused by the same herpes virus that causes chicken pox... Read more »
Vaccine Sharply Cuts Risk of Shingles in Seniors, Study FindsA Kaiser Permanente study of Zostavax shows the vaccine against herpes zoster can reduce the incidence of painful shingles outbreaks by 55 percent, even in the oldest populations. The varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox and shingles, and can... Read more »
Florida Medical Clinic Owners Indicted for Defrauding Medicare Through HIV/AIDS Treatment, Medical Equipment BillsTen Florida medical clinic owners on Tuesday were indicted for allegedly defrauding Medicare by improperly billing the program for HIV/AIDS treatments and medical equipment, the AP/ Gainesville Sun reports (AP/ Gainesville Sun , 4/3). According to... Read more »
California Medical Board Suspends Medical License of Former PACHA Chair Scott HittThe Medical Board of California has suspended for 60 days the license of Dr. R. Scott Hitt, former chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS , who in 2002 was accused of sexually molesting two of his patients, the Los Angeles... Read more »
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shingles
Posted by tboy, 2 Replies
last week I was diagnosed with shingles. I didn't get nearly the attention of the doctors or information I needed. Oh sure I recieved a prescription but not much information. I'm taking acyclovir (sp?) It is painful to sleep and my leg looks...
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Can I get Shingles from another Poz guy if I had ?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Can I get shingles from another poz person even if I already had them myself in the past???
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My sister is HIV+ and has shingles
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I was just wondering if anyone had experience with HIV and shingles. She's been fighting the shingles now for about 5 months and they'll just start to go away and then come back again. She was very thin for a while, but looked really good and had...
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Shingles
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Someone told me that shingles is one of the first indications of being HIV positive. I had shingles in 2002, and has felt fine since then. Although I do occassionally get dandruff. I had a dermatologist take a scalp sample and he said it was...
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