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Deaths. 6,400 (with chickenpox) [5] Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area. [2][6] Typically the rash occurs in a single, wide mark either on the left or right side of the body or face. [1] Two to four days before the rash occurs there may be tingling or ...
If you've ever had the chicken pox, the virus remains inactive in your body long after you've healed. A painful rash that turns into blisters occur during a shingles flare-up. (Image via Getty ...
Postherpetic neuralgia. burning or stabbing pain, pain doesn't end after the shingles subsides. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is neuropathic pain that occurs due to damage to a peripheral nerve caused by the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (herpes zoster, also known as shingles). PHN is defined as pain in a dermatomal distribution ...
16,900 (2015) [ 8 ] Cellulitis is usually [ 9 ] a bacterial infection involving the inner layers of the skin. [ 1 ] It specifically affects the dermis and subcutaneous fat. [ 1 ] Signs and symptoms include an area of redness which increases in size over a few days. [ 1 ] The borders of the area of redness are generally not sharp and the skin ...
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Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. [ 4 ][ 7 ] Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. [ 4 ] This nerve damage may result in a lack of ability to feel pain, which can lead to the loss of parts of a person ...
Actinic keratosis. Not to be confused with Seborrheic keratosis. Actinic keratosis (AK), sometimes called solar keratosis or senile keratosis, [ 1 ][ 2 ] is a pre-cancerous [ 3 ] area of thick, scaly, or crusty skin. [ 4 ][ 5 ] Actinic keratosis is a disorder (-osis) of epidermal keratinocytes that is induced by ultraviolet (UV) light exposure ...