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chickenpox, virus resides, non-active state, in the nerve tracts that emerge, spine, re-activated, spreads, along the nerve tract, first causing pain, a burning sensation, typical rash appears in 2 to 3 days, virus has reached the skin, consists of red patches of skin, small blisters, vesicles, look very similar to early chickenpox, rash often increases over the next 3 to 5 days, blisters break forming small ulcers that begin to dry, form crusts, crusts fall off in 2 to 3 weeks, leaving behind pink healing skin, lesions typically appear, along a single dermatome, body area served by a single spinal nerve, on one side, unilateral, trunk, often affected, showing a rectangular belt of rash, spine around one side, the chest, breastbone, sternum, lesions, occur on the neck, face, along the trigeminal nerve, in the face, trigeminal has three branches that go, forehead, mid-face, lower face, branch is involved determines where on the face the skin lesions, trigeminal nerve involvement, lesions, in the mouth, eye, eye lesions, lead to permanent blindness, not treated, emergency medical care, involvement, the facial nerve, ramsay hunt syndrome, facial paralysis, hearing loss, loss of taste in half, the tongue, skin lesions around the ear, ear canal, shingles, on occasion, involve the genitals, upper leg, shingles complicated by a condition known, post-herpetic neuralgia, persistence of pain, in the area, shingles occurred, last from months to years following the initial episode, pain, severe enough to be incapacitating, elderly, at higher risk, complication, herpes zoster, contagious, direct contact to an individual who has not had chickenpox, has no immunity, herpes zoster, affect any age group, more common in adults over 60 years old, in children who had chickenpox, the age of one year, in individuals whose immune system is weakened, disorder is common, 600, 000 to one million cases, per year, most commonly, an outbreak of shingles is localized, involves only one dermatome, widespread, recurrent shingles, indicate an underlying problem, the immune system leukemia, hodgkin's disease, cancers, atopic dermatitis, hiv infection, aids, people whose immune systems have been suppressed, organ transplant, cancer, at risk, warning symptoms of unilateral pain, tingling, burning sensation limited to a specific part, pain, burning sensation intense, reddening, the skin, erythema, followed by the appearance of blisters, vesicles, grouped, dense, deep, small blisters that ooze, crust, additional symptoms that associated, fever, chills, general feeling of malaise, headache, lymph node swelling, vision abnormalities, taste abnormalities, drooping eyelid, ptosis, loss of eye motion, ophthalmoplegia, hearing loss, joint pain, genital lesions, female, male, abdominal pain, diagnosis is suspected, the appearance, the skin lesions, strengthened by a prior history of chickenpox, shingles, confused, herpes simplex, rarely necessary, viral culture of skin lesion, tzanck test of skin lesion, complete blood count, cbc, elevated white blood cells, a nonspecific sign of infection, specific antibody, immunoglobulin, measurement demonstrates elevation of varicella antibodies, herpes zoster, resolves spontaneously, require treatment except, symptomatic relief, pain medication, acyclovir, antiviral medication that, prescribed to shorten the course, reduce pain, reduce complications, protect an immunocompromised individual, desciclovir, famciclovir, valacyclovir, penciclovir, similar to acyclovir, treat herpes zoster, the greatest effect, acyclovir-like medications, started, the appearance of pain, burning sensation, preferably, the appearance, the characteristic blisters, drugs, given in oral doses four times greater than those recommended, herpes simplex, herpes genitalia, severely immunocompromised individuals, require intravenous acyclovir therapy, corticosteroids, prednisone, occasionally be, reduce inflammation, risk of post-herpetic neuralgia, have been shown to be most effective, in the elderly population, corticosteroids have certain risks, using them, analgesics, mild to strong, needed to control pain, antihistamines used topically, direct application, orally to reduce itching, zostrix, a cream containing capzasin, an extract of pepper, prevent post-herpetic neuralgia, cool wet compresses, reduce pain, soothing baths, lotions, colloidal oatmeal bath, starch baths, lotions, calamine lotion, help to relieve itching, discomfort, rest in bed, fever resolves, keep the skin clean, not re-use contaminated items, nondisposable items, washed in boiling water, disinfected, re-use, isolated lesions, oozing, prevent infection of others, pregnant women, herpes zoster, clears in 2 to 3 weeks, rarely recurs, involvement of motor nerves, a temporary, permanent nerve palsy, neuralgia, continued nerve pain, persist, years in 50% of those over 60 years old, shingles, particularly trigeminal nerve was affected, eye lesions, lead to permanent blindness, require emergency medical care, post herpetic neuralgia, secondary bacterial skin infections, recurrence, rare, generalized infection, organ visceral lesions, encephalitis, sepsis in immunosuppressed persons, blindness, lesions occur, in the eye, deafness, loss of taste, facial paralysis, call health care provider symptoms indicate herpes zoster, immunosuppressed, symptoms persist, prevention is uncertain, avoid contact, the skin lesions of persons, known herpes zoster infection, shingles, chickenpox, have never had chickenpox, chickenpox vaccine, immune system is compromised, chickenpox vaccine, varicella, recommended childhood vaccine, vaccine recommended, teenagers, adults, never had chickenpox.